America's largest pro-second amendment organization has revealed its lineup of speakers for next month's annual convention, set to take place on April 14th-16th, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The event's NRA-ILA Leadership Forum will feature a number of prominent conservative leaders, and will also mark the first time that America's 45th President Donald, as well as former Vice President Mike Pence, will speak at the same event. For the past two years, the duo has avoided appearing at the same events, while both working to maintain their national profiles since the end of the Trump Administration.
The lineup of speakers will also feature a number of other prominent conservative figures, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem who also spoke at last year's legislative leadership forum in Houston.
The full lineup of political speakers for the event is as follows:
- Former President Donald Trump
- Mike Pence, former Indiana governor, and former Vice President
- U.S. Senator Mike Braun, representing Indiana's third congressional district
- Governor Eric Holcomb
- NRA Vice President Wayne LaPierre
- U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, representing Ohio's fourth congressional district
- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
- New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu
- Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
Indianapolis has previously hosted the convention twice, in both 2014 and 2019. The IndyStar reported the following numbers about the events' economic impact on the region.
“This will be the second time Trump and Pence have headlined the annual NRA convention in Indianapolis together, and the third time in 20 years the city has hosted it.
After the 2014 meeting brought about 75,000 people to the Indiana Convention Center, making it one of the city's largest conventions, the NRA signed a contract to return in 2019 and 2023.
Tourism agency Visit Indy projects the event to rake in an economic impact of $36.4 million to the region, which includes spending on travel, hotel rooms and restaurants.”
The event will be the second major gathering of NRA members in 2023, following the organization's Great American Outdoor Show (GAOS) which took place in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in February.
In the days following February's event, the group touted record-high attendance at the show.
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As long as the RNA wastes time & $$ on Pence and Haley and the like they’ll never get another penny from me. I’m contributing directly to the candidate of my choice.