Don McLean, a 71-year-old singer of the hit song “American Pie,” announced that he will no longer perform at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention this weekend after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. leaving 19 children and two adults dead. . He was scheduled to perform at the NRA’s Grand Ole Night of Freedom concert in Houston on Saturday, about 250 miles from Uvalde, but was facing pressure on social media to leave. “In light of recent events in Texas, I have decided that it would be disrespectful and detrimental to me to act for the NRA at its convention,” McLean said in a statement. “I’m sure all the people who plan to attend this event are also shocked and sick by these events.”
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