‘American Pie’ Singer Don McLean Drops Out Of NRA Conference Gig After Capturing

“American Pie” singer Don McLean mentioned bye-bye to the upcoming National Rifle Association conference in Houston, saying it could be “disrespectful” to play after an elementary faculty taking pictures in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 kids and two lecturers useless.

“In mild of the current occasions in Texas, I’ve determined it could be disrespectful and hurtful for me to carry out for the NRA at their conference,” McLean mentioned in a press release to the Press Herald. “I’m certain all the parents planning to attend this occasion are shocked and sickened by these occasions as properly.”

“America wants actual options and actual management on this second, not politicians and partisanship,” Trump mentioned on his social media community.

The scandal-plagued NRA’s conference returns after a pandemic hiatus.

McLean additionally is thought for the Vincent Van Gogh tribute, “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night time).”