Kyle Rittenhouse claimed he’ll attend Texas A&M University on a podcast, however university officers inform a special story, saying he has not been admitted as a pupil.
During an look on “The Charlie Kirk Show,” a conservative podcast, Rittenhouse proudly placed on a Texas A&M cap and mentioned he’d be attending the university.
“I’m going to be going there. It’s going to be awesome,” the 19-year-old mentioned in the course of the episode, which aired Friday on YouTube. “Beautiful campus, amazing people, amazing food.”
However, a university official mentioned he won’t be attending the college.
“He has not been admitted as a student this summer or fall,” university spokesperson Kelly Brown instructed NBC News Monday afternoon.
On the podcast, Rittenhouse detailed how excited he was to attend faculty with hopes to turn out to be a pilot.
“It’s going to be a tremendous expertise the place I can go and eventually get an training,” he mentioned. “Over the past six months, I’ve been out having fun, living my life being a free man. Now it’s time to go and get an education, get good grades, and be successful in life.”
Rittenhouse made national headlines for his actions in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020, during protests decrying the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by a white Kenosha police officer.
Rittenhouse had traveled from his home in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha, about 20 miles away, armed with a rifle, claiming he sought to protect property during the unrest.
He fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26. Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, was injured.
During his high-profile trial, Rittenhouse argued he opened fire in self-defense. He was acquitted Nov. 19 of five felony charges, including reckless homicide and intentional homicide in Rosenbaum’s and Huber’s deaths.
Texas A&M isn’t the first school to deny claims by Rittenhouse. After he testified that he was studying nursing at Arizona State University, a spokesperson said that Rittenhouse “has not gone through the admissions process” and isn’t enrolled in its Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.
He was, nevertheless, in ASU’s on-line program, the place potential college students typically take normal training lessons to prep for making use of to the university, the spokesperson mentioned.
Rittenhouse has spoken out a number of instances on conservative packages since his acquittal.
He mentioned in an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that he helps the Black Lives Matter motion, including, “I’m not a racist person.” He additionally beforehand mentioned it was “probably not the best idea” to have traveled to Kenosha the night time of the protest.