‘Disgusting to Have Him There’: Kyle Rittenhouse’s Booking Derailed By Death Threats As Kentucky GOP Candidate’s Fundraiser Booted from Venue

A Republican state House candidate in Kentucky has relocated an upcoming campaign event after receiving death threats over the planned appearance of Kyle Rittenhouse, who remains infamous after the fatal shooting of two men during a protest in Wisconsin four years ago. Rittenhouse, now a major conservative gun activist, was set to attend the fundraiser in Covington, just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, to announce his support for Republican state House candidate T.J. Roberts, an attorney from Boone County who supports gun rights.  However, Roberts announced on Thursday that his campaign was forced to pull the plug on the venue after someone online “threatened to shoot Kyle at the event,” according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. Kyle Rittenhouse at a January 2024 signing of his book, “Acquitted.” (Photo: X/Kyle Rittenhouse) A representative for Covington’s Metropolitan Club, the fundraiser’s original venue, stated that the event was planned for late September but was relocated after a speaker who might not align with the club’s unity mission was announced. The organizers of the $150 minimum-donation fundraiser quickly decided to proceed with the event despite getting the boot from the exclusive club.& Rittenhouse is still listed as a special guest for the event, which...