Texas A&M says Rittenhouse ‘has not been admitted as a student,’ despite Kenosha shooter’s claim

This has happened before, though. The Guardian reports that last November after Rittenhouse, who former President Trump called “a nice young man,” alleged he was taking nursing classes at Arizona State University (ASU). But ASU students and university officials refuted the claim, and clarified that he was simply taking some online classes for “non-degree seeking students.”

in 2021, a university spokesperson told The Guardian that “Kyle Rittenhouse has not gone through the ASU admissions process. He is not currently enrolled in any classes at ASU.”

According to The Texas TribuneMonday, Rittenhouse tweeted an announcement that he’s actually planning to attend Blinn College District this case, a two-year public college in Texas.

“Unfortunately, the end of my high school career was robbed from me,” Rittenhouse wrote on Twitter. It seems he’s learning how to blame his academic failures on his victims, too. So much to learn! “I didn’t have the time other students got to properly prepare for the future. I look forward to attending Blinn College District this year, a feeder school for Texas A&M. I’m excited to join Texas A&M in 2023!”

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Unfortunately, the end of my high school career was robbed from me. I didn’t have the time other students got to properly prepare for the future.

I look forward to attending Blinn College District this year, a feeder school for Texas A&M.

I’m excited to join Texas A&M in 2023!

— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) June 6, 2022

Rittenhouse admitted to shooting Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz, 26. He claimed self-defense, and a jury acquitted him on several charges.

Since then, Rittenhouse has been living his best life. hey gives interviews, sells his “Free Kyle” merch onlineand recently appeared at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit (YWLS)run by conservative organization Turning Point USA, where he was introduced as a “man you [women] should be attracted to.”

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Kyle Rittenhouse is introduced at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit as the ideal catch for a husband: “I want to talk a lot about what kind of man you should be attracted to .. Men’s #1 goal is to protect your family .. and Kyle Rittenhouse is a man who does that.” pic.twitter.com/WLjIdQhc6d

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) June 5, 2022

Rittenhouse joined YWLS along with a roundup of conservative speakers, such as Judge Jeanine PirroLara Trump, Kimberly GuilfoyleCandace Owens, and the host of the event, Charlie Kirk.

Although the event was meant to encourage women’s leadership, Newsweek reports that much of the content seemed to direct the mostly college- and high-school-aged audience to find a husband and have children. “Thousands of female student activists between the ages of 15 and 26 will be invited to attend,” YWLS’ website reads.

At one point, Turning Point USA’s Chief Creative Officer Benny Johnson yelled out “More Americans! More babies! Let’s go,” according to Newsweek.

But Rittenhouse’s acquittal and his numerous appearances just highlight the historic hypocrisy of the nation’s gun culture and self-defense as a “get out of jail free” card. It takes us back to the death of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old Black teen shot to death by George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was acquitted in the case after claiming self-defense—a strategy most Americans would acknowledge would not be successful should the defendant be Black.