Beto O'Rourke

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Beto O'Rourke interrupts Texas governor during update on Uvalde ... (CNN)

Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials on Wednesday as they tried to provide ...

In fact, the only thing he did was make it easier to carry a gun in public," O'Rourke told reporters after he exited the press conference. He was governor for every single one of them," O'Rourke continued. "(Abbott) said he was going to do something. "This will continue to happen. Abbott is scheduled to speak at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston this week. "You said this is not predictable.

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'This is on you': Beto O'Rourke confronts Texas governor over mass ... (The Guardian)

Democratic gubernatorial candidate confronts Republican Greg Abbott during press conference, saying: 'You are doing nothing'

Throughout the crowd’s comments and O’Rourke’s interruption, a stoic Abbott remained silent before addressing attendees: “There are family members … there are family members who are crying as we speak. At one point, an attendee loudly shouted, “Go home,” as O’Rourke was leaving while another chanted: “Let him speak! Though parts of O’Rourke’s comments to the speakers are unintelligible, he is heard saying: “You are doing nothing.

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Beto O'Rourke interrupts Texas governor's press conference on ... (Financial Times)

Former Democratic presidential candidate was ejected from event after accusing Greg Abbott of inaction on gun violence.

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Beto O'Rourke Accuses Texas Governor of 'Doing Nothing' During ... (The New York Times)

The former congressman shouted that the elementary school killings were a “totally predictable” result of lax state and federal gun laws.

“The time to stop this was after El Paso,” he added, referring to the Texas mass shooting at a Walmart in 2019. “There are family members who are crying as we speak,” he said. You are offering us nothing. To Democrats, it showed a desperation in their efforts to push for gun control, as a former congressman resorted to a more confrontational protest tactic. “The time to stop the next shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing. To Republicans, he was exploiting a tragedy in front of the cameras as he tries to draw attention to his longshot bid for governor.

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Beto O'Rourke heckles Texas leaders at shooting news conference (Reuters)

Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke interrupted state officials holding a news conference on Wednesday about the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two ...

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Beto O'Rourke confronts Texas officials during conference on school ... (Globalnews.ca)

"You are doing nothing," Beto O'Rourke is heard saying standing below the podium of officers, pointing his finger. "This is totally predictable."

I want us to do something right now. They want us to do something right now. We can do something right now.

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Pro-gun Texas governor confronted at briefing as Beto O'Rourke ... (iNews)

Mr O'Rourke, who is the Democratic candidate for governor, told Greg Abbott: 'This is on you until you choose to do something.'

You said this was not predictable, but this was totally predictable, when you choose not to do anything. This will continue to happen.” Mr O’Rourke, who is the Democratic candidate for governor, said: “Mr Abbott, I have to say something.

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Shaken Greg Abbott Describes Moment of Terror When Beto O ... (The New Yorker)

The Governor accused O'Rourke of hiding behind the First Amendment, “intended for use only in times of war.”

Abbott said that he would secure twenty-four-hour police protection to shield himself from future terrifying incidents of O’Rourke speaking, and that he would take measures to safeguard fellow-Texans from similar outbursts. “I’m still shaking just thinking about it.” AUSTIN ( The Borowitz Report)—A rattled Greg Abbott described for reporters the moment of abject terror that he endured when the gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke suddenly talked to him.

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Beto O'Rourke interrupts Greg Abbott at school shooting press ... (CBS News)

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke interrupted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference in Uvalde after the mass shooting that ...

Abbott said local officials told him that "we have a problem with mental health, illness, in this community." This is on all of us, every single one of us to do something." During his failed presidential run in 2019, O'Rourke was an outspoken advocate for gun control measures. "Because if we do nothing, we will continue to see this. Abbott said he would be passing the microphone to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, when O'Rourke stood up. "After every one of these, he holds a press conference just like this – and I wish to hell when he came to El Paso that someone would have stood up and held him to account and confronted him and shocked the conscience of this state into doing something," O'Rourke said.

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Beto O'Rourke Interrupts Briefing, Echoing US Debate on Guns (NowThis)

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Surrounded by fellow Republicans on a high school stage, Gov. Greg Abbott was wrapping up his opening remarks about the killing of ...

He and other GOP officials said the proper place to focus is on mental health and “hardening schools,” or making them more secure, rather than on restricting guns. He should not be old enough to purchase a gun.” But for many — including those in the high school auditorium — the partisanship and the politics are inescapable. Ariana Diaz, 17, said she has friends in the close-knit community who lost siblings and mothers. Sen. Ted Cruz, standing behind Abbott, shook his head and said “sit down!” while one woman in the crowd chanted, “Let him speak.” Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin yelled that O'Rourke was a “sick son of a bitch.” Some people cried. “Gov. Abbott, I have something to say," the Democrat challenging Abbott for governor this fall said Wednesday, pointing a finger at his rival.

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