KYLE Rittenhouse has managed to stay out of the spotlight since his controversial acquittal but returned to the headlines after an appearance on The Charlie Kirk Show.
While on the podcast, he announced that he would be attending college at Texas A&M University, but the school says otherwise.
During an appearance on the conservative podcast, Rittenhouse, 19, told listeners that he would be attending Texas A&M.
“I’m going to be going there. It’s going to be awesome,” he said.
“Beautiful campus, amazing people, amazing food.”
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“It’s going to be an amazing experience where I can go and finally get an education,” he continued.
“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.”
However, a university official later revealed that Rittenhouse’s statement was false.
“He has not been admitted as a student this summer or fall,” university spokesperson Kelly Brown told NBC News.
This is also not the first time Rittenhouse has been called out for making inaccurate statements about his education.
NBC notes that he previously claimed to be studying nursing at Arizona State University, but a spokesperson said that Rittenhouse “has not gone through the admissions process.”
The spokesperson went on to add that he was in ASU’s online program, where prospective students take general education classes to prepare for applying to the university.
Rittenhouse first made headlines in August 2020 after he fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and injured Gaige Grosskreutz during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the shooting of Jacob Blake.
As a result, Rittenhouse was arrested and tried on five felony charges, but he was later acquitted on November 19, 2021.
During the high-profile case, Rittenhouse claimed self-defense and argued that he traveled to Kenosha from his Antioch, Illinois, home to protect property with a rifle.
Shortly after the verdict was reached, Rittenhouse spoke out and said it was “probably not the best idea” to travel to Kenosha, via NBC News.
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