Nicholas Sandmann Calls on Rittenhouse to Sue the Media for Defamation

Nicholas Sandmann is urging Kyle Rittenhouse to “hold the media accountable.” Sandmann, a Covington Catholic High School student, received backlash after a video went viral showing an interaction between himself and…

Savannah RychcikNov 17, 20213 min read

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Opening his op-ed, Sandmann argued, “The parallels between me and Kyle Rittenhouse are impossible not to draw.”

He continued, “Kyle was almost immediately labelled a ‘white supremacist’ and a ‘domestic terrorist’. To many, my red MAGA hat clearly meant that I was a racist.”

Suggesting the “attacks on Kyle came from the national news media,” Sandmann added, “They came quickly, without hesitation, because Kyle was an easy target that they could paint in the way they wanted to.”

Taking aim at the “liberal media,” Sandmann suggested, “Every single label on Kyle as a ‘terrorist’, ‘white supremacist’, and ‘school shooter’ in the streets of Kenosha, will only ever be withdrawn after the damage has been done.”

He also had a message for President Joe Biden, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), LeBron James, and other commentators, saying, “Please be quiet.”

Sandmann went on to acknowledge the effects of the shooting on Rittenhouse.

“Not only does Kyle have to deal with that, but it is compounded with the overwhelming stress and trauma of the character assassination taking place against him,” he wrote.

Turning his attention to whether Rittenhouse should sue, Sandmann noted “defamation cases are some of the hardest cases to win.”

He continued, “Should Kyle sue? It first depends on what happens in the trial, as those elements would come into play were he found guilty. However, if Kyle is innocent it would create an easier road to winning.”

According to Sandmann, he is still involved in six media lawsuits.

Concluding his piece, Sandmann wrote, “One of the saddening parts of this media onslaught is that it has taken young people like Kyle and myself to expose how corrupt the media really is.”