FOG BLOG TRAGEDY LOG: FEW DAYS AFTER UVALDE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, TRUMP ADDRESSES NRA MEETING IN TEXAS!

Trump and GOP leaders speak at NRA event in Houston after Texas school shooting Former President Donald Trump spoke at an NRA event in Houston after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

• Other prominent Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, joined Trump at the NRA’s annual meeting. Some other GOP leaders, such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, opted out of attending in person.

• President Joe Biden, who criticized the “gun lobby” in a somber speech Tuesday night, traveled to Uvalde with first lady Jill Biden on Sunday, the White House said. Former President Donald Trump delivered a headline speech in support of gun rights at a National Rifle Association event in Houston on Friday, days after a shooting massacre at a Texas elementary school stoked a fervent push to strengthen firearm laws.

“The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens,” Trump said at the NRA convention. “The existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens.” The speech at the NRA’s self-described “celebration of Second Amendment rights” came three days after an 18-year-old gunman — wielding an AR-15-style long rifle that he had purchased legally — opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two adults. The massacre marked the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.

Hours before Trump took the stage, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, a less-than-five-hour drive from the site of the massacre. The crowds included children and adults holding anti-NRA signs, chanting and displaying photos of shooting victims.