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Students for Socialism protest on campus demanding that Kyle Rittenhouse not be allowed to enroll at Arizona State University, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at ASU in Tempe, Ariz. Protesters were demanding the university disavow the 18-year-old, who was acquitted of murder in the deadly shootings during 2020's unrest in Kenosha, Wis.Photo: Matt York (AP)

Donald Trump built an empire on lies, the labor of unpaid contractors and possibly cooked financials. He was rewarded with a stint in the White House. Some of us are old enough to remember the name Oliver North, who flipped a scandal over illegal weapons sales, Nicaraguan rebels and American hostages into a Congressional run, a Fox News gig and the presidency of the NRA. A decade after killing Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman is still outchea, alive, free and searching for a come-up whether by slinging plagiarized art or suing everyone from politicians to Martins parents.

In short, grifting is the second act of many conservative miscreants career. Because Zimmerman gave us a lesson on libel, and because Rittenhouse is litigious, Im definitely not calling the latter a miscreant or grifter. I am wondering out loud where this whole bit about where or whether hes actually going to college is heading.

Rittenhouse said last week on the podcast the Charlie Kirk Show that he was headed to Texas A&M Universitymajor undecidedto study.

But the school says that statement didnt give what it was supposed to gave.

From USA TodayThe College Station-based school soon debunked his claim.

He is not a student this summer and has not been admitted as a student this fall, Texas A&M spokesperson Kelly Brown told USA TODAY.

The deadline to apply for the fall semester was in March.

Citing privacy issues, Brown did not verify whether Rittenhouse applied to the school.

Rittenhouse last year was acquitted of criminal charges related to carrying an AR-15-style rifle across state lines as a 17-year-old in 2020 to protect a business that didnt belong to him, and then killing two people and wounding a third during protests over a police shooting. Several GOP Congressmen offered him jobs that he turned down following the acquittal.

Since then, hes accepted a speaking engagement before Trump-supporting political organization Turning Point USA and was one of last years highest-rated guests on Tucker Carlsons Fox News show in addition to multiple other interviews. He says he wasnt paid for any of the appearances, but college or no, its clear theres a payday in his future if he wants it.

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Kyle Rittenhouse is Lying About Going to College - The Root