A number of GOP figures, including Donald Trump, are set to appear at the annual meeting just days after the Uvalde school shooting.
"Prior to the tragedy today in Uvalde we had already informed the NRA he would not be able to speak due to an unexpected change in his schedule," Cornyn's spokesperson said in a statement.Rep. Dan Crenshaw, also listed to speak at the event, told
on Wednesday that he will also be backing of the convention because he is traveling to Ukraine and"wouldn't be back in time."South Dakota Governor Kristi NoemElsewhere, three musicians who were set to sing at the event over the weekend— Don McLean, Larry Gatlin and Larry Stewart—have pulled out due to the Uvalde mass shooting.
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