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Weekend with Wackos in Waco: A sizable crowd of Ranch Covidians arrived early to see Trump [1]
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Date: 2023-03-25
It looks like Waco, Texas will make history again, as the first rally for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run will have an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 attendees. The weekend rally, which is held three decades after the Waco massacre, comes amid looming indictments for Trump. In the morning hours, several people have already queued for the rally.
x The pre-dawn line to see President @realDonaldTrump in Waco, TX! Tune in LIVE at 6pm ET/5pm CT for the first rally of the 2024 campaign! pic.twitter.com/DMUSFho47W — Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) March 25, 2023
x Jimmy Carter couldn’t draw that big a crowd at the TSTC runway when he ran. Ronald Reagan didn’t draw a big crowd at the Waco Airport when he ran, not even by bringing his friends Jimmy Stewart & Lloyd Nolan. Wish I could see this one. ✌️ — Independent Opinionator (@IndependentOpi1) March 25, 2023
“Very fine people” seem to be pretty damn excited.
x Who’s ready for Trump’s first 2024 campaign rally in Waco Texas on this Saturday? pic.twitter.com/2jQc7iYxbC — Gary D (@KMGGaryde) March 23, 2023
x Ted Nugent, who will be playing the national anthem at today’s Trump rally, never deleted his 2016 anti-Semitic Facebook post implying “evil” Jews are trying to take away guns. pic.twitter.com/TzX0B8bK5I — PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) March 25, 2023
But, there are people who guffawed at the presence of the Ranch Covidians .
x I just drove my Nissan Altima to the Trump rally in Waco Texas guys, and this place is fuckin jam-packed with #RanchCovidians pic.twitter.com/P02UiSldWo — Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) March 25, 2023
And the city of Waco carries sharply negative connotations among many people.
“Waco,” the symbol, like “Philadelphia, Miss.,” the symbol, means something else entirely. “Waco” has become an Alamo of sorts, a shrine for the Proud Boys, the Three Percenters, the Oath Keepers and other anti-government extremists and conspiracists. What happened near Waco helped spawn what Fort Worth writer Jeff Guinn calls a “legacy of rage” in his new book about the Branch Davidian siege. The Northeast Texas Regional Militia of Texarkana erected a granite headstone at the site that reads as follows: "On February 28, 1993, a church and its members known as Branch Davidians came under attack by A.T.F. and F.B.I. agents. For 51 days the Davidians and their leader, David Koresh, stood proudly." As Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh put it, “Waco started this war.”
x If y’all watched the new WACO documentary on Netflix you would be reminded of what that cult did to 10 year old girls. It’s called child rape. It’s called grooming. And suddenly Republicans are pro Branch Davidians? I think I want off this spinning orb — Kelly D (@KellDA) March 25, 2023
But not to worry, as firearms are prohibited during the event, which is held at Waco Regional Airport. Even organisers believe that gun bans do work. (Also, for extra security measures, appliances such as toasters will be banned at the event.)
x Big "shocker" Donald Trump would ban from the #TrumpRally in #Waco all the things they had on January 6th. No firearms!? What in the 2nd Amendment Trump!? Could it be you know how dangerous things are without gun control??? pic.twitter.com/4wn8fKf6dd — V.R. ☮-The Voice Of Rican- (@portarican_RT) March 24, 2023
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