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Rittenhouse Volunteers for Massie, Triggers MAGA Backlash

5/18/2026

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Kyle Rittenhouse announced he is volunteering for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) after earlier calling U.S. President Donald Trump “bad on the Second Amendment” and refusing to back his 2024 campaign.
Rittenhouse reposted President Donald Trump’s criticism of protester Alex Pretti’s gun, writing “Trump just NUKED Sig…”.
The endorsement sparked MAGA backlash, with Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Marjorie Taylor Greene breaking with Trump over foreign policy and the Epstein probe.

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Kyle Rittenhouse announced he is volunteering for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) after earlier calling U.S. President Donald Trump “bad on the Second Amendment” and refusing to back his 2024 campaign.
Rittenhouse reposted President Donald Trump’s criticism of protester Alex Pretti’s gun, writing “Trump just NUKED Sig…”.
The endorsement sparked MAGA backlash, with Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Marjorie Taylor Greene breaking with Trump over foreign policy and the Epstein probe.