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Republicans Done With Trump? NRA Convention in Houston Exposes Deep Fracture Within His Base

Footage captured at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston this week has set social media alight, showing attendees — self-identified Trump voters and NRA members — openly expressing frustration with the president. The video, posted on 17 April by political commentator Brian Allen on X, had accumulated over 203,000 views within hours of being published, with the post's caption reading simply: 'These aren't Democrats. These are his people.'

The clip, filmed on the convention floor at the George R. Brown Convention Center, featured a series of candid interviews. One attendee, described as a 17-year-old convention-goer, said the country needed 'a new president ASAP.' Another, identified in the post as a Trump voter, said he found Trump 'as a person... disgusting.' A third, described as an NRA member, called the president 'unhinged' and said he was 'doing a lot of things I don't agree with.' The remarks were notably unscripted and unsolicited, coming from within one of the Republican Party's most traditionally loyal constituencies.

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