During an appearance on Fox & Friends on Friday, Lee Greenwood explained why he pulled out the NRA’s annual meeting in Texas: 'Obviously, that weapon killed kids. I just couldn’t go.'
the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Texas, told Fox News on Friday that his conscience would not allow him to perform at the event in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting.During an appearance onon Friday, Greenwood added: “For me to go and play at the NRA just days after the shooting would be an endorsement, and people would then deem that as [me saying] ‘I like this weapon.’ Obviously, that weapon killed kids. I just couldn’t go.
He noted that he and other artists were on contract to perform, but that the the attack happened at “a very bad time” so soon after the attack.On Thursday night, the country singer announced that “As a father, I join the rest of America in being absolutely heartbroken by the horrific event that transpired this week in Texas,” according to“I was scheduled to perform at the NRA’s private event on Saturday with my band.
It’s not just musicians who are waking up to the staggering unseemliness of the NRA’s convention being held so soon after and so close to the school shooting. After days of intense public opposition, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will no longer attend the event, opting instead to send pre-recorded video remarks. Texas political heavyweights Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Dan Crenshaw also said this week they’ll no longer attend.
“America needs real solutions and real leadership in this moment, not politicians and partisanship,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday. “That’s why I will keep my longtime commitment to speak in Texas at the NRA Convention and deliver an important address to America.”
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