Texas A&M denies Kyle Rittenhouse enrolled at college

Christopher Hutton

June 06, 08:12 AM June 06, 08:12 AM

While Kyle Rittenhouse claimed he will attend Texas A&M University, the school reported that will not happen in the in close proximity to foreseeable future.

The Illinois teenager, who was acquitted of murder following fatally taking pictures two men and wounding another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020, declared he will to go to Texas A&M on Friday. Nevertheless, the university claimed he has not been accepted. This is the next time Rittenhouse expressed desire in a college to which he hadn't been admitted.

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"He has not been admitted as a scholar this tumble," a college spokeswoman advised the Houston Chronicle on Sunday.

The idea of Rittenhouse attending Texas A&M arose in May perhaps soon after the teen posted shots of himself wearing Texas A&M products. "I am imagining about remaining," he wrote, together with a photo of him sitting on top rated of a huge chair showcasing the university's brand.

Rittenhouse later on verified his intention to show up at through a Friday look on Charlie Kirk's podcast.

"I'm heading to be heading there, and it is really likely to be great," the teenager explained when carrying several parts of items endorsing the university.

Texas A&M's admission deadline for the tumble semester handed in March 2022, in accordance to the university's web site. If Rittenhouse required to, he could nonetheless utilize to show up at Texas A&M's spring semester involving Aug.1 and Dec. 1.

Rittenhouse reported in November he meant to go to Arizona Condition University and was getting online classes for nursing. An ASU spokesman challenged the promises, indicating Rittenhouse was "not at this time enrolled in any courses at ASU" and still "has not absent by way of the ASU admissions method."

Rittenhouse has been a vocal member of the conservative media ecosystem because his acquittal. He defended the Second Amendment on Friday after a wave of mass shootings occurred in the United States. He also attended the Mar-a-Lago premiere of Dinesh D'Souza's documentary 2,000 Mules.