In this post-2020 world, Kyle Rittenhouse’s rise to fame is an inevitable development. He has developed into a very particular kind of celebrity, one that crosses reality television and gossip websites and sometimes appears on the front pages of news organizations.
The 20-year-old from Illinois achieved fame when, in the days after the shooting death of Jacob Blake by local police in August 2020, he visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, as a 17-year-old. Rittenhouse shot 3 guys with a semiautomatic rifle, killing 2 of them. He stated he was defending businesses from the protesters and unrest that were taking place at the time.
When he declared in 2022 that he would visit Texas A&M University, even his college decision generated headlines. Later, he admitted that he would be attending Blinn College in nearby Brenham rather than College Station, where he had been rejected. It’s tough for news consumers to avoid learning about Rittenhouse’s plans or opinions on the subject.
Following a location change for a planned event named Rally Against Censorship, organized by conservative publisher Defiance Press & Publishing, there is now additional Texas-related news around him.
