Kyle Rittenhouse Hospitalized After Venomous Spider Bite

Kyle Rittenhouse was hospitalized after he was bitten by a brown recluse spider, he said Wednesday. Rittenhouse, 23, told his 100,000 followers on X that he fell victim to the spider. He posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed strapped to monitors along with a close-up shot of the bite mark.

“The spider, like the commies, also thought it was a good idea to come after me while I was armed,” Rittenhouse posted. ” Rittenhouse appeared to be in good spirits. ” He did not say exactly when or where the spider bite occurred. Rittenhouse’s post drew thousands of responses, including a mix of support and mockery.

Sen. ” “Thank you, Senator,” Rittenhouse responded Thursday.

became a household name in late summer 2020 after he fatally shot two men and wounded a third during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The city had been rocked by protests over the police shooting of a man two days earlier. Rittenhouse, then 17 and a resident of Antioch, Illinois, went to Kenosha with an AR-15-style rifle and first aid supplies.

He said he was there to protect property and provide medical care. He ended up killing two men and wounding a paramedic during the events. Rittenhouse testified in his own defense that he acted in self-defense before jurors acquitted him on all five charges connected to the shooting.

Rittenhouse has since become chief firearms instructor and director of partnerships for Texas Gun Rights. The organization bills itself as the “largest no-compromise gun rights organization in” the state. >"The spider, like the commies, also thought it was a good idea to come after me while I was armed.