Kyle Rittenhouse is gearing up to speak at AmericaFest - a Republican event held in Phoenix, Arizona, later this month. Per <a href="https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/kyle-rittenhouse-to-speak-at-republican-event-americafest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News affiliate TMJ4</a>, the teen announced his participation in the event via his personal Twitter on Tuesday, December 14, along with conservative student group, Turning Point USA. He later deleted his tweet for reasons unknown. Rittenhouse will be joining forces with the likes of dozens of conservative speakers, including Donald Trump Jr., Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Jimmy John's founder Jimmy John Liautaud, and more. <img class=" wp-image-1263135904" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/11/2H5KCJX-1024x649.jpg" alt="" width="661" height="419" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: REUTERS / Alamy]] It is unclear what Rittenhouse will be speaking on at the event, which is held from December 18 - 21. On August 25, 2020, when Rittenhouse was just 17, he <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/500-wisconsin-national-guard-members-on-standby-as-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-nears-its-end">shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and injured Gaige Grosskreutz</a> during BLM protests in Kenosha following the police shooting of a Black man. Rittenhouse was charged with five felonies; first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. He had denied all the charges and maintained he acted in self-defense. <img class="wp-image-1263135245 " src="https://img.vt.co/2021/11/RittenhouseFI1.jpg" alt="Rittenhouse" width="732" height="381" />[[imagecaption|| Rittenhouse in court. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy]] The teen from Antioch, Illinois, who traveled 15 miles to "protect" the Kenosha community, was faced with potentially decades behind bars. He was ultimately <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/kyle-rittenhouse-found-not-guilty-after-fatal-kenosha-shootings">acquitted of all charges on November 19 at his high-profile homicide</a> trial. It comes as <a href="https://vt.co/news/kyle-rittenhouse-says-he-wants-to-go-to-law-school-and-become-a-lawyer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rittenhouse said he wants to become a lawyer</a> after being acquitted. He told Blaze TV podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R9woSO6y_o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You Are Here</a> about his career plans in an interview last week. <img class=" wp-image-1263135062" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/11/2GXJWE5-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="633" height="554" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy]] He told Blaze TV hosts Elijah Schaffer and Sydney Watson that his experience in the courtroom had left him feeling inspired. "I want to be a lawyer. I want to go to law school," said the teenager. Rittenhouse went on to say that it was his experience with his prosecutors that left him most eager to pursue a legal career. "Towards the end of [the] trial, I’m like, 'I want to go against corrupt piece of s*** prosecutors like Thomas Binger.' And put them in their place and make sure they never practice law again," he added. <h6>Featured image credit: REUTERS / Alamy</h6>

Kyle Rittenhouse set to speak at Republican event 'AmericaFest'

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