Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to address members at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Dallas this month.
President Trump will deliver the keynote address on May 18th at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. Since his first NRA speech in 2015, Trump has become a frequent presence on NRA stages.
In February, the former president told NRA commissioners gathered at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that when he returned to the White House, “nobody would ever lay a finger on your firearm.” ” he said. Trump also boasted that he did “nothing” on gun control during his presidency.
“For four years nothing happened. And there was a lot of pressure to have something to do with guns. We didn't do anything. We didn't budge,” he told the crowd.
President Trump has repeatedly promised to protect the rights of gun owners even as the United States grapples with an epidemic of gun violence. May 6th marks one year since a gunman attacked an outlet mall in Allen, killing eight people and injuring seven others.
Billed as the nation's largest gathering of Second Amendment supporters, the NRA's annual meeting includes three days of free seminars, special events, and 14 acres of exhibit halls filled with guns and gear. It will be.
This year's conference comes as the NRA is in turmoil. In February, a New York jury found that the organization's longtime head, Wayne LaPierre, misused millions of dollars in NRA funds and used the funds to pay for exotic vacations and trips on private planes and yachts. He was found guilty of using the money to pay for a lavish lifestyle, including:
Mr. LaPierre is required to repay approximately $4.4 million to the NRA, but jurors found that the NRA's assets were not properly managed, that information was leaked or misrepresented on tax returns, and that It was determined that there had been a violation of whistleblower protection. Mr. LaPierre announced his resignation several days before the start of his trial.
President Trump is facing his own legal troubles in an ongoing hush money trial in New York. He is accused of falsifying internal records at the Trump Organization as part of a plan to bury harmful articles that he feared could harm the 2016 campaign.
The allegations center on payments to two women, adult film actor Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, who say they had extramarital sexual relationships with President Trump several years ago. There is.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
