Trump purposefully scheduled the rally on the anniversary of the destruction of the “Branch Davidian” compound by the FBI and US marshals, hoping to draw similarities between the Branch Davidians and his MAGAt followers.
It’s not working out well.
Trump is struggling to get GOP figures to appear as a guest speakers at the Waco rally amid suggestions the New York grand jury are gearing up to vote on whether to indict the former president in the coming days.
The names of other speakers in Waco have still not been confirmed by Trump’s team, but several Texas Republicans have confirmed they will not be attending.
Aides for Rep. Troy Nehls, who has endorsed Trump for 2024, told Insider he cannot attend the rally as he has an engagement in Washington D.C. that day.
Rep. Pete Sessions, a Waco native, also has prior engagements on March 25, with Rep. Michael McCaul, and state GOP chairman Matt Rinaldi also saying they are unable to attend.
Waco Mayor Dillon Meek, will be another absentee as he is attending a centennial banquet for the 10th Court of Appeals on Saturday. He expressed concern that the event will once again highlight the Branch Davidian tragedy that the local community has spent decades striving to move on from.
That’s FIVE important local and state Republicans who have turned down Trump.
Meanwhile, check out the cities where Trump held rallies in 2020 and cities to which he still owes money for security, facilities, and the like. Note that the is not returning to these cities.
“None of the 30 Texas Republicans Insider contacted about the event said they were going,” Insider reveals.
“Most of the 30 GOP members contacted about Donald Trump’s inaugural visit to the site of a 30-year-old standoff between cult leader David Koresh and federal authorities did not respond to requests for comment about whether they intended to rally with the scandal-plagued candidate and perhaps say a few kind words,” Insider reports.