Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will skip the National Rifle Association’s annual convention Friday in the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting — instead, opting to send a prerecorded video of his speech.Abbott, 64, was originally slated to speak in person as the three-day event gets underway at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.But the Republican governor changed his plans after facing a widespread backlash for holding a fundraiser just hours after a gunman stormed into a Uvalde elementary school, killing 19 students and two teachers.
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