Former US President Donald Trump of the National Rifle Association in Houston. Photo by Reuters.
Four days after the Robb Elementary School massacre in Texas, which killed 21 and became the second most horrific school shooting in American history, former President Donald Trump attended a gun and gun convention. He referred to the tragedy. “It’s political”he says.
This is about National Rifle Association which will take place this Friday in Houston, to which the Texan governor was also invited Greg Abbott, who canceled his face -to -face attendance after events last Tuesday, but participated via a video.
Within the framework of the conference, the businessman gave a speech in which he ignored the attack of the 18-year-old youth on the institution and he accused Democrats of “politicizing” him.
Donald Trump this Friday at the conference.
The former president, who was several times applauded at the event, began his speech by mourning the massacre, which he described as a “brutal atrocity.”
“The monster that committed this crime is pure evil, pure cruelty, pure hatred”said the one who read all the names of the victims.
Then, he directly pointed out to Joe Biden: “Nothing is more dangerous than a ‘gun-free’ zone. If we can send billions to Ukraine, we can also do what it takes to secure schools, “he said, referring to the war.
Hundreds of people attended the event, many of them militant for Donald Trump’s return to the presidency.
He added: “Whenever a troubled or insane person commits a heinous crime, there is always a frightening effort by some to use suffering to advance their extremist political agenda.”
Trump also referred to the instability in the country and assured that it should not be a reason for citizens to carry weapons freely.
“The existence of evil in our world is no reason to disarm law-abiding citizens. The presence of evil is one of the best reasons to arm law -abiding citizens ”, assured one of the most important speakers of the day, who several times repeated“ to attend despite what many think ”.
Trump referred to the shooting in Texas and targeted the Democrats.
Finally, he concluded: “We want to save the lives of our children, schools should not be an easy target to hit.”
The involvement of the governor of Texas and those who left the event after the massacre
The NRA event began at 5 p.m. in Houston, located more than 400 kilometers away from Uvalde, where the tragedy occurred.
It was attended by many speakers, although several others and artists canceled their appearances after the shooting on Tuesday.
The governor of Texas, Republican Greg Abbott, was one of the speakers, although this Friday he announced that he will finally no longer participate in the conference in person, although he will release a recorded message.
Among the guests, American Pie singer Don McLean, Restless Heart frontman Larry Stewart and country singer Larry Gatlin decided not to play according to the scheduled play, in solidarity with the victims and their families.
“I decided that it would be inrespectful and hurtful for me to act. I’m sure everyone planning to attend this event is also shocked and disgusted with these events, ”McLean said in a statement.
Source: Clarin