Conservative pundit Candace Owens raised more than $200,000 for a Virginia police officer who was fired for supporting Kyle Rittenhouse.
The Norfolk Police Department dismissed police Lt. William Kelly in April for having anonymously contributed to Rittenhouse's defense fund. He reportedly donated $25 to the fund.
"God Bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You've done nothing wrong. Every rank-and-file police officer supports you. Don't be discouraged by actions of the political class of law enforcement leadership," Kelly wrote on the crowdfunding page alongside hs donation.
"I am so grateful for our police officers," Owens said on a clip of her show, "Candace."
"I can't even imagine especially in today's political climate knowing that you're fighting for justice and you have an entire ecosystem of horrible people that are constantly fighting against you, fighting to defund you, telling you you're not allowed to exist unless you side with narratives that are actually lies. So this just makes me so happy," she said as Kelly thanked her.
Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges on Friday after he was accused of slaying two people and wounding another amid the riots that took place in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The riots were in protest of the 2020 police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.
Owens had been defending Rittenhouse on social media throughout his trial. She rejoiced when he was acquitted.
“NOT GUILTY. Kyle Rittenhouse is free,” she tweeted. “The criminal mob corporate enterprise that is masquerading as a movement concerned about black lives- FAILS. Justice wins the day.”