Why right-wing media keeps coupling Kyle Rittenhouse and Nicholas Sandmann as symbolic victors over the mainstream media

Nicholas Sandmann (left) and Kyle Rittenhouse.Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee, Mark Hertzberg/Getty Images
Kyle Rittenhouse and Nicholas Sandmann have become increasingly mentioned together in conservative media.
Though the reasons behind their fame diverge, "trial by media" has made both heroes on the right.
Grievances against mainstream media outlets have flattened the differences in their predicaments.
In their journeys from unknown young men to near-house