(Bloomberg) — Just days after the worst school shooting in the U.S. in nearly a decade, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave up his in-person appearance at the National Rifle Association’s annual event, according to the Dallas Morning News. Plan for speaking at the conference.
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Abbott, the leader of the pro-gun Republican Party in the second-largest U.S. state, was scheduled to speak on Friday before former President Donald Trump attended the National Rifle Association meeting in Houston. The governor, who faces re-election in November, is the highest-ranking Republican to quit NRA activities since the massacre.
Abbott plans to hold a media briefing Friday afternoon at the site of the massacre that killed 19 children and two adults this week in Uwald, Texas, according to a tweet from the governor’s office. Uwald is approximately 277 miles (446 km) from Houston.
Instead of speaking in person, the governor will send pre-recorded messages to NRA events, the newspaper reported. Abbott’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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