Wow, times are really tough on the big boy. The man who believed that the opportunity to hear himself speak in front of a huge adoring crowd of people overrode any concerns about “good taste” or looking cruel and uncaring in a nation that is both furious and grieving, yes – that man, bucked up to give his talk.
One would think that if there was ever a ready-made audience in the United States able to hear such a grotesque man give his usual grotesque comments at such a grotesquely inappropriate time and inappropriate place, it would be the attendees of the NRA convention in Houston. Houston! A city the size of many small countries, in conservative Texas! (Actually, Texas wouldn’t be conservative, it would be Georgia, if they allowed everyone to vote, which is why they have the strictest voting laws in the nation.) And yes, Texas, the state in which the decent people are all still in shock.
And yet, for some reason, in an amphitheater smaller than most high school football stadiums in the south, there seems to be some real excess room to see Trump. Is it possible that even a lot of NRA members don’t want to hear about 2020 being rigged and how great everything was under Trump? It sure looks to be the case:
They just announced the NRA event here with former President Trump starts in 10 minutes. Here are new photos of the 4,300-seat venue. pic.twitter.com/moB0lnN27z [1]
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) May 27, 2022 [2]
Yes, yes, as a matter of fact, Twitter did notice:
I believe I know someone who might say that is the largest crowd ever in the history of crowds.
— Carlos Ramirez (@mocarlosr) May 27, 2022 [3]
Tfg is gonna be mad… pic.twitter.com/R7qS5EwJBN [4]
— t (@termitebaby) May 27, 2022 [5]
I’ve seen larger crowds at a septic tank excavation, although the smells are pretty similar.
— StoneToadStool (@teslunatic) May 27, 2022 [6]
Zoom in- only old, white MAGA men. There are more of us than there are them. We need to take our country back!
— eles45 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 (@emmalisa45) May 27, 2022 [7]
Wow, I was at the protest against the NRA today. There were definately more protesting outside (in 100+ degree heat index weather).
— Bill Brooker (@BillBrooker4) May 27, 2022 [8]
This could be an advertisement for why cousins shouldn’t marry.
— Derby Dave (@Abbott20Dave) May 27, 2022 [9]
4th largest city and he couldn’t fill the seats. I hope that puts into context just how many Texans DO NOT support this BS.
— KillingShane (@ShaneKillingsw3) May 27, 2022 [10]
Shame on these attendees. Glad to see so many empty seats and that the protesters outside massively outnumber them!
— Julie (@hykuw) May 27, 2022 [11]
Bigger than his inauguration, and just as corrupt https://t.co/1lPEt1Kb6L [12]
— April 🌻🌻🌻 (@Fiordiligi5) May 27, 2022 [13]
The NRA convention hall is as empty as their thoughts and prayers. https://t.co/q2tWOyKTB9 [14]
— Max Steele (@maxasteele) May 27, 2022 [15]
Sean Spicer in the distance breathing a huge sigh of relief thinking about how he doesn't have to go on national TV to say this is the most well-attended NRA event in the history of the NRA https://t.co/n5A1y8nTPS [16]
— HAL K9000 (@hal_k9000) May 27, 2022 [17]
UPDATE: Reporter Stephen Gutowski said the crowd filled in a bit when Trump spoke, but I still see a lot of empty seats.
The crowd has filled out a bit more now that Trump is speaking. It's a rally-like atmosphere. Trump reads out the names of the victims of the Uvalde shooting as a bell tolls during a moment of silence. pic.twitter.com/WNJpN4ge1C [18]
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) May 27, 2022 [19]
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