The thin blue line encounters an unfamiliar last name
The thin blue line encounters an unfamiliar last name Jason Weisberger 10:56 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 Image: MAGA follower; Roschetzky Photography / shutterstock.com Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said the name "Officer Abdelnabi." Trump supporters booed. Lombardo had to explain that Abdelnabi was the Las Vegas police officer killed the day before.
- ▪The thin blue line encounters an unfamiliar last name Jason Weisberger 10:56 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 Image: MAGA follower; Roschetzky Photography / shutterstock.com Nevada Gov.
- ▪Joe Lombardo said the name "Officer Abdelnabi." Trump supporters booed.
- ▪Lombardo had to explain that Abdelnabi was the Las Vegas police officer killed the day before.
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The thin blue line encounters an unfamiliar last name Jason Weisberger 10:56 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 Image: MAGA follower; Roschetzky Photography / shutterstock.com Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said the name "Officer Abdelnabi." Trump supporters booed. Lombardo had to explain that Abdelnabi was the Las Vegas police officer killed the day before. So much for "back the blue." Lombardo was paying tribute to Austin Abdelnabi when someone in the audience began booing loudly. "No. We're not booing him," the governor said, stopping to explain that Abdelnabi was the officer who had recently died. Pudding Brains later thanked law enforcement and called Abdelnabi a hero, apparently getting a name right for once.
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