Former Vice President Mike Pence received “boos” from the crowd during his appearance at the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention Friday.
After being introduced by NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, Pence was confronted with loud boos in what appeared to be an attempt to drown out those applauding him.
“Well hello NRA,” Pence opened to more booing.
From Fox News:
Former President Donald Trump, who spoke later in the day, appeared to joke at Pence's expense over the boos, telling the crowd he heard they "made news" with the welcome. "I hope you gave Pence a good warm approval," Trump said, as members of the crowd booed again. Trump initially appeared as if he was going to stop the crowd from booing, telling them, "No, because he is a nice man if you want to really know the truth. He is. He's a good man." He then, however, said he heard it was a "very rough" appearance for Pence, and proceeded to continue joking about the exchange. "It's a big news story. You've made news today. I don't know what you did, but you made news today with the introduction you gave," he said, before going on to detail polls showing him leading all other declared and potential Republican presidential candidates, including Pence.
