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- Political pranksters trolled NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre at the NRA Convention.
- ‘The Good Liars’ sarcastically thanked LaPierre for his “thoughts and prayers” following mass shootings.
- LaPierre was re-elected by the NRA Board as executive vice president on Monday in a 54-1 vote.
National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre appeared to be unknowingly trolled by political pranksters at the NRA Convention in Houston on Saturday.
Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, known on social media as The Good Liars, often sarcastically interview conservatives on camera. On Saturday, Selvig managed to get into the NRA’s annual convention and snag a spot at the microphone.
“I am sick and tired of the left-wing media and frankly, people in this room today, spreading misinformation about Wayne LaPierre,” Selvig said. “Whenever there’s a mass shooting, they all say that Wayne LaPierre isn’t doing enough to stop these mass shootings and even implying that Wayne LaPierre has played a part in making it easier for these shooters to get guns, to get weapons.”
He continued: “You heard it after Las Vegas. You heard it after Pulse nightclub in Orlando. You heard it after Columbine. You heard it after Parkland. You heard it after Virginia Tech. You heard it after Sandy Hook. You heard it after El Paso. You heard it after Buffalo.”
—The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) May 29, 2022
A video of the prank shows LaPierre looking around as Selvig spoke.
“You kept hearing that Wayne LaPierre isn’t doing enough and frankly that’s not true. The NRA, under Wayne LaPierre’s leadership, has provided thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families. And maybe these mass shootings would stop happening if we all thought a little bit more, and we prayed a little bit more,” Selvig said.
“So I’m asking everyone in this room to think, to pray. Give your thoughts and your prayers, and your thoughts and your prayers, and your prayers and your thoughts, and if we give enough of these thoughts and these prayers, these mass shootings will stop,” he said. “So I want to thank you, Wayne LaPierre, for all your thoughts and all your prayers. Thank you.”
The scattered crowd applauded once Selvig concluded his monologue. A spokesperson for the NRA did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment on Monday.
The NRA’s annual meeting in Houston drew protests over the weekend, coming just days after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Executive vice president and CEO LaPierre received a confidence vote by NRA members on Saturday, despite being accused of misusing millions of dollars in funding on extravagant meals and private jets. He was re-elected by the NRA Board on Monday in a 54-1 vote.
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