Following the high-profile Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, MSNBC falsely identified a black man speaking in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as Jacob Blake's uncle.
"Jacob Blake's uncle is speaking right now. We want to listen into that," MTP Daily host Chuck Todd said as the MSNBC segment cut to the misidentified protester.
The black demonstrator said to the crowd of protesters in Kenosha: "Folks, justice has never been about taking lives, saving lives. It's never been about tearing down communities; it's been about building communities."
"It's never been about division; it's been about unity. We're gonna maintain peace and protest in these streets. And all over America, our voices are going to be heard. All over America, our feet are going to take to the streets of America..." he stated.
He went on to declare that "we know the truth. And one thing about the truth: the truth will make you free. We're not satisfied. We're not going to be pacified."
Todd then interrupted the black man's speech as the camera cut back to the studio.
"Alright, that is not Jacob Blake's uncle. We got some bad information to us. And when we turned the camera on—my apologies for that," Todd apologized as the black man's voice could still be heard muffled in the background.
After closing arguments were made on Monday, the jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse case found the young defendant not guilty on all charges after four days of intense deliberations on Friday. The shootings happened during Black Lives Matter riots that gripped the city of Kenosha after Jacob Blake, a black man, was shot by police.
It was reported that Jacob Blake's uncle, Justin Blake, was among the protesters awaiting the murder trial verdict. The family member was interviewed by WGN-TV, wearing an orange hoodie, a black mask, and sunglasses.
Donning the same attire, Justin Blake appeared to be standing right next to the black man who was falsely identified by MSNBC as Jacob Blake's uncle.
"This is a historical case. Do we want 17-year-olds walking around the county with military-style weapons, able to shoot people? I think not," Justin Blake told WGN-TV. "It's bittersweet. Jacob didn't get a trial. A jury. His trial was seven shots in the back in front of his three children that paralyzed him to this day."
For more than three weeks, Justin Blake protested alongside others in front of the Kenosha County courthouse where the Rittenhouse trial was underway.
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