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President Donald Trump stands in the rain with members of Bikers for Trump and supporters after saying the Pledge of Allegiance, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bikers for Trump launches ‘Draft Donald Trump for President 2024’ campaign

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Chris Cox, the founder of Bikers for Trump, examines his motorcycle on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, outside the Bikers for Trump trailer he brought to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, in Sturgis, S.D. The group has taken advantage of recent motorcycle rallies, which have been some of the largest mass gatherings in the country, to make direct appeals to register to vote. While the group has gained a significant online following for its shows of bravado, it remains to be seen if they can get ballot boxes filled with bikers, many who hail from the suburbs. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves)

At Sturgis, Trump supporters look to turn bikers into voters

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

Chris Cox plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally in the 1st Congressional District in September. (Associated Press/File)

Chris Cox of Bikers for Trump plans House run in South Carolina

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this April 26, 2019, file photo, National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Executive Director Christopher W. Cox speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The National Rifle Association's top lobbyist has resigned in another sign of infighting within the powerful gun lobbying group, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Cox's departure comes just days after the NRA placed him on administrative leave, claiming he was part of a failed attempt to extort the longtime CEO. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

NRA splits with PR firm, lobbyist and TV amid infighting

By LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo Facebook's Chief of Product officer, Chris Cox, speaks at the first day of the social media week at the Landmark centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Two top Facebook executives are leaving the company, including Cox, who was long one of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's top deputies. Zuckerberg wrote in a post announcing the news Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Facebook loses longtime product chief as it revamps strategy

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and RACHEL LERMAN - Associated Press

Protester faces charges for vandalism at NRA lobbyist’s home

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

Former Rep. Chris Cox, R-Calif., speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chris Cox of NRA says Donald Trump doesn’t want gun control after Oval Office meeting

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Supporters and bikers at a Rolling Thunder rally on the National Mall listen to GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump speak. The organization offered an invitation for candidates to speak, but only Mr. Trump accepted.

Bikers for Trump celebrate victory on National Mall

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

National Rifle Association executive director Chris W. Cox speaks at the National Rifle Association convention Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Chris Cox, top NRA-ILA official: ‘Bernie’s right’ on gun liability issue

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Chris Cox, executive director of the Institute for Legislative Action, the political and lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association, speaks during the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ** FILE **

NRA: NRA’s Chris Cox sees surge in gun rights support heading into 2016

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

NRA's Chris Cox said predictions that more Americans carrying guns would lead to more deaths haven't proved true. (Associated Press)

NRA plots 2016 strategy as gun rights support grows

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

John Cornyn: My bill treats gun carry permits like driver’s licenses — nationwide OK

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2014 file photo, drag queens from left, Lil Ms. Hot Mess, Sister Roma and Heklina, take turns speaking about their battle with Facebook during a news conference at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. Facebook on Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014 apologized to drag queens and the transgender community for deleting accounts that used drag names like Lil Miss Hot Mess rather than legal names such as Bob Smith. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Facebook apologizes to drag queens for name policy

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Activist with the organization Open Carry Tarrant County, wave a Don't Tread On Me and Texas flag, as they demonstrate at a busy road intersection, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Haltom City, Texas. North Texas gun rights advocates are suing the city of Arlington for amending an ordinance that they claim is discriminatory and infringes upon free speech rights, in the latest sign of growing tensions among gun activists and government forces in Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

NRA backs down, admits it ‘was a mistake’ to shame open carry activists

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Chris Cox, who mowed the grass and picked up litter at the Lincoln Memorial during the government shutdown, was given a chain saw Wednesday as a thank-you for his good deeds. At the event Mr. Cox, who wants to do all he can to help veterans, proudly waved the flag of his native South Carolina (below). (photographs by Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

‘Lawn mower man’ rewarded for his good deed

By Matthew Lounsberry - The Washington Times

Chris Cox of Mount Pleasant, S.C., pushes a cart near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. Cox has taken it upon himself to mow and clean up the grounds around the Lincoln Memorial during the government shutdown and has worked at least 100 hours, since he started eight days ago. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (associated press)

‘Lawn mower man’ returning for a thank you

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Phillip and Molly Feliciano spent Sunday collecting litter and trash that has piled up on the Mall since the start of the federal government shutdown. (meredith somers/the washington times)

Couple married to task of cleaning Mall

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, speaks during a news conference in Washington on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in response to the Newtown, Conn., school shooting the week before. The NRA, the nation's largest gun-rights lobby, is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." (Associated Press)

NRA says no way its members back limits on guns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Police and other officials from Washington state and Utah view charred rubble on Feb. 6, 2012, at the home where Josh Powell and his two sons were killed two days earlier in Graham, Wash., in what police said appeared to be a deliberately set fire. Powell's wife Susan went mysteriously missing from their West Valley City, Utah, home in December 2009. (Associated Press)

Dad who killed self, sons in blaze left voice mail

By Brian Skoloff and Mike Baker - Associated Press