'Wait for the audience pan': South Dakota Gov. mocked for denying NRA is mostly 'old white guys'

14 April 2023

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Republican Governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, spent a portion of her National Rifle Association (NRA) speech alleging the organization is diverse in its membership.

@Acyn shared a clip from C-SPAN of the GOP leader's speech via Twitter, writing, "Noem: The media would have us believe that the NRA is only made up of old white guys.. But there are a lot of other people. A lot of diversity in the NRA… *camera switches to audience*"

The video includes footage of the conference audience, which is filled with none other than, old white guys.

"Let me tell you something, I may be a mom and a grandma, but I am the NRA," Noem assured the audience.

A 2017 study by The Pew Research Center found:

Gun ownership is more common among men than women, and white men are particularly likely to be gun owners. Among those who live in rural areas, 46% say they are gun owners, compared with 28% of those who live in the suburbs and 19% in urban areas. There are also significant differences across parties, with Republican and Republican-leaning independents more than twice as likely as Democrats and those who lean Democratic to say they own a gun (44% vs. 20%).

Social media users were in stitches over C-SPAN's immediate visual fact-check for the governor.

@raygeo3: "This is hilarious - wait for the audience pan..."

Scott Koon: "Absolutely savage of CSPAN to cut to the crowd here."

Dave Holmes: "Chef's kiss."

The Virginia Observer: "The NRA is far from diverse. Republicans seriously don't operate in reality. Camera switches to audience and all you see is a room full of white men and women."

Oliver Willis: "The NRA is diverse! It has old white guys, short white guys, fat white guys, skinny white guys, a few young white guys…"

@uwildsandy: "This could honestly be a skit. This clip is better that 80% of the snl stuff I've seen lately. That camera pan is NUTS"

@JakobieWon: "Can't make this stuff up"

@lisa_liberal: "*Camera switches* To a bunch of old white people."

Kyle Clark: "Brutal move by C-SPAN"

Watch the video below or at this link.

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