Kyle Rittenhouse Hospitalized After Brown Recluse Spider Bite, Rand Paul Sends Well Wishes

According to AOL on May 11, current Texas firearms rights organization chief firearms instructor Kyle Rittenhouse (23) confirmed to his more than 100k followers on X earlier this week that he was hospitalized for treatment after being bitten by a brown recluse spider, and he posted photos showing him on a hospital bed and close-ups of the bite. Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul commented on X to wish him a speedy recovery.

Rittenhouse’s X Platform Self-Account and Hospitalization Details

Based on Rittenhouse’s publicly posted statement on X (cited by AOL), after he was bitten by a brown recluse spider he posted a photo of himself on a hospital bed, showing that monitoring equipment was connected. In the post, Rittenhouse wrote, “That spider, just like those communists, thought it was a good idea to go after me while I was fully armed. It didn’t make it.” He also wrote in another post that the only regret is, “I’m not Spider-Man anymore.”

According to Rittenhouse’s post, he did not specify the exact time and location when the spider attack occurred.

Rittenhouse’s Current Position and Background

According to AOL, Rittenhouse currently serves as the chief firearms instructor and partnerships supervisor for a Texas firearms organization, which describes itself as Texas’s “largest uncompromising firearms rights organization.”

According to AOL, in late summer 2020 during the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Rittenhouse shot and killed two people and injured one with an AR-15-style rifle; he claimed it was self-defense.I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.