Pawn Stars‘ Rick Harrison had high praise for President Donald Trump on Monday (May 4) as he took to the podium at the White House Small Business Summit to give an impromptu speech. But many of his hit show’s fans weren’t quite so enthusiastic about the love fest with many going online to bash the reality star.Bash
The 61-year-old History Channel star, who owns the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, told those in attendance, “You know, usually at like announcement rallies they give you like three minutes’ notice, and I can’t come up with a speech, and they literally just told me a couple of hours ago to make a little speech.”
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