Innocent until proven guilty? Tweet on Rep. Hakeem Jeffries' campaign account declares: 'Lock up Kyle Rittenhouse and throw away the key'

 A tweet posted Wednesday on the campaign Twitter account of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) calls for Kyle Rittenhouse to be locked up.

"Lock up Kyle Rittenhouse and throw away the key," the tweet declares, apparently passing judgment before the conclusion of the widely-watched trial.

Jeffries is the chair of the House Democratic Caucus.

Rittenhouse, who is now 18-years-old, fatally shot two people and wounded another last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin — he was 17 when the shootings took place.

Rittenhouse has maintained that his actions were taken in self defense.

People on social media have taken notice of the tweet posted on the congressman's campaign account.