Former President Trump outraged supporters at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Texas on Saturday by calling for President Joe Biden to conduct “drug testing,” outraged “radical” Robert F. Kennedy and Encourage gun lovers to get out, and encourage gun lovers to get out.
The crowd at Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center cheered as Trump received an endorsement from the National Rifle Association before taking the stage.
Trump thanked “great patriots” for their support but condemned a “rebellious bunch” for not voting.
“But I will say this, and I say it as a friend, we have to get gun owners to vote, because you know what? I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s a form of rebellion because you, a rebellious nation, No? “But gun owners don’t vote. How is this going? “
“If gun owners vote, we will inundate them at an unprecedented level,” he said. “So, I think you’re a rebellious bunch. So, let’s be rebellious this time and vote.”
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the NRA ILA Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting and Exhibition at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on Saturday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The National Rifle Association endorsed former President Trump on Saturday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“Radical” RFK Jr.
Trump turns his attention to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told National Rifle Association supporters not to “waste your vote” and was part of the “radical left.”
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — I call him “Junior,” by the way — was a radical leftist. Don’t think about it. Don’t waste your vote,” Trump said. “We need a conservative with common sense. This man is the radical left and is destroying New York.”
“The truth is, he’s a disaster. He reminds you of this fly that drives me crazy,” Trump said, swatting a fly that was flying around the stage. “This fly is so cruel. I don’t like flies!”
Former President Donald Trump blasted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a “disaster” and part of the “radical left.” (Getty Images)
Trump said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “had no policy.”
“But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called you a terrorist organization. You know, he called you a terrorist organization,” Trump said. “[You] Can’t vote for him. you can not. You know, some people said they liked his vaccine policy the other day. He said, no, no, he was going to get vaccinated. he’s good. He doesn’t have any policy or anything. He is a radical leftist. He always has been.
“We can’t waste any votes,” he added. “We have to make sure we win.”
Former President Trump said President Biden’s “emotions were running high” during his State of the Union address in March. (Jacqueline Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“High as a kite”
The Republican presidential nominee set his sights on President Joe Biden, starting with his usual attack on Biden’s cognitive abilities and saying he was “high and mighty” during his State of the Union address in March.
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“Now, he gave the State of the Union address the other day. He was in high spirits,” Trump said. “So, I think we should have drug testing in the debate. Yes, we will call for drug testing.”
Former President Trump spoke at the NRA ILA Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Dallas on Saturday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Earlier on Saturday, Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee announced the formation of a new “Trump Gun Owners” coalition that includes gun rights activists and gun industry individuals.
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