Sam Stevenson, Newsweek:

Moments after Governor Greg Abbott finished speaking in Houston on June 12, Paige—an African elephant, the world’s largest land mammal—was led into the convention hall draped in campaign messaging. While passing delegates and the media, the fully grown, 9-foot-tall elephant abruptly stopped and relieved herself, as seen in videos posted on social media.

OK, universe, we get it.