Teddy Daniels, a Republican congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, blasted LeBron James on Thursday after the basketball player questioned the authenticity of Kyle Rittenhouse's emotional breakdown in court.
In a tweet on Wednesday, James noted that he did not see any tears when Rittenhouse appeared to become emotional in court.
Daniels reacted with anger during a Thursday interview on Newsmax.
"That whole segment just has me fired up," Daniels opined. "I am amazed at the composure of this young man, Kyle Rittenhouse."
The GOP candidate went on to explain that he had been a "use of force" instructor and a "court-recognized police expert."
"This young man did everything by the book," he continued. "This young man, in my opinion, did everything right, according to even law enforcement standards."
"And let me tell you, the meltdown that this poor kid had on the stand, folks, I've had to pull the trigger on people and they were terrorists," Daniels said. "And I'll tell you this. It does affect you and these talking heads, these idiots like LeBron James and the rest of them, they never put themselves in a situation where they had to pull the trigger on somebody and live with that for the rest of their lives."
The Newsmax guest added: "These guys are hypocrites and they're clowns. And no wonder LeBron James is the least popular athletic figure right now nationally. I can't stand the guy. Just shut your mouth and go play basketball, be a puppet to China, be a puppet to the left. Keep your opinion out of this kind of stuff."
Watch the video below from Newsmax.
Republican candidate Teddy Daniels says LeBron James is a "hypocrite" because he hasn't killed anyone like "poor kid" Kyle Rittenhouse."Just shut your mouth and go play basketball." pic.twitter.com/tMmEEpvf3C
— David Edwards (@DavidEdwards) November 11, 2021
