{"id":53079,"date":"2022-05-28T11:06:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T18:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=53079"},"modified":"2022-05-28T11:12:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T18:12:55","slug":"trumps-nra-speech-showed-hes-still-angry-ignorant-and-severely-mentally-dysfunctional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=53079","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s NRA Speech Showed He’s Still Angry, Ignorant, and Severely Mentally Dysfunctional"},"content":{"rendered":"

History is repeating itself as the National Rifle Association (NRA) lacks the decency to postpone their annual convention taking place in Houston, Texas, just days after the tragic mass shooting of children at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Before a single funeral has been held, the NRA is celebrating their sick and deadly obsession with gun culture and the manufacturers who profit from it.<\/p>\n

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The NRA’s decision to proceed with the convention did not have the universal approval of their participants. Many canceled their planned appearances, including cowardly politicians Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Sen. John Cornyn, as well as entertainers Don McLean, Larry Gatlin, and Lee Underwood. However, among those remaining on the schedule were Sen. Ted Cruz and, of course, former reality TV game show host, Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

In the opening to his address, Trump exalted himself saying that “Unlike some, I didn\u2019t disappoint you by not showing up,”<\/em> Which is true. If anything, showing up was the actual disappointment. His speech was littered with tiresome tirades that have been festering within the pro-gun community for decades.<\/p>\n

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For instance, Trump whined about what he called “a grotesque effort by some in our society to use the suffering of others to advance their own extreme political agenda.”<\/em> Which, of course, is what he and the NRA are doing. The allegedly “grotesque efforts”<\/em> he is attacking actually reflect the majority will of the American people<\/a><\/strong> to prevent future massacres.<\/p>\n

Then Trump added that “Even more repulsive is their rush to shift blame away from the villains who commit acts of mass violence and to place that blame onto the shoulders of millions of peaceful law abiding citizens who belong to organizations, such as our wonderful NRA.”<\/em> Which, of course, no one is doing. Rather, concerned citizens are acknowledging the role that lax regulations and access to military-style assault weapons play in the body count of innocent victims of the “villains.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Central to Trump’s message to the NRA-Theists is the classic gun-nut doctrine of absolving firearms of having any connection to the harm they cause, and chastising Democrats for daring to want to do something about it. Trump babbled that…<\/p>\n

“Whatever our differences may be on other issues, what on Earth is stopping Democrats from immediately passing measures to ramp up school security? How many more tragedies will it take until they agree to set aside their far left political agenda and do what is really needed and actually works.<\/p>\n

This is not about virtue cycling, and signing. This is about blaming your enemies. No, we don’t wanna do that. This is about saving our children’s lives. Yes, that’s what we want to do. Surely we can all agree that our schools should not be the softest target. Our schools should be the single hardest target in our country.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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TRUMP: "Whatever our differences may be on other issues, what on Earth is stopping Democrats from immediately passing measures to ramp up school security?" pic.twitter.com\/xug21beodV<\/a><\/p>\n

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