Lombardo Faces Boos While Honoring Fallen Officer at Trump Rally
TL;DR
At a Las Vegas Trump rally, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo attempted a moment of silence for fallen officer Austin Abdelnabi, but the crowd booed; Lombardo urged indulgence as Abdelnabi, a 30-year-old LVPD officer and Marine veteran, was mourned after an ambush, a moment that sparked online debate over ethnic and Muslim sentiment within the GOP.
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