Michael Avenatti backs off Texas 'resistance' rally on same day as Trump's Michael Avenatti has backed off his pledge to hold a "resistance" rally in Texas on the same day President Trump holds one for Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston. As the Trump campaign announced that more than 100,000 requests were made for tickets for the event Monday, Avenatti told Geoff Bennett of NBC News that a scheduling conflict prevented him from holding a counter-rally. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michael-avenatti-backs-off-texas-resistance-rally-on-same-day-as-trumps