Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke interrupts Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's press conference on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25, 2022. (Video screenshot)
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke interrupted Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's news conference Wednesday on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
O'Rourke walked in front of Abbott, who was seated with four other officials, directing his words to the governor.
After shootings in El Paso and elsewhere, the former Democratic congressman and presidential candidate said, "This is on you" and "You are doing nothing."
"Sit down," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, seated with Abbott. "You're out of line and an embarrassment."
Standing behind the seated officials were other officials, including the mayor of Ulvade, Don McLoughlin, and Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
As O’Rourke kept talking, telling Abbott the shooting was "predictable," the Ulvade mayor told the Democrat, "Sir, you are out of line."
Repeating his demand, McLoughlin added, "Please leave this auditorium."
O'Rourke kept talking, and the mayor dropped the decorum.
"I can't believe you are a sick son of a bitch who would come to a deal like this to make a political issue," he told the candidate.
Late Tuesday, O'Rourke criticized Abbott for his scheduled attendance at a National Rifle Association convention in Houston this weekend.
"Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend’s NRA convention and urge them to hold it anywhere but Texas," he tweeted.
In a previous tweet, O'Rourke wrote: "The moment to stop Uvalde was right after Sandy Hook. After Santa Fe High. After El Paso. Instead, Abbott made it easier to carry guns in public."
Later at the news conference, responding to reporters questions about how to address the problem of school shootings, Abbott noted that Chicago and other Democratic Party-controlled jurisdictions where gun violence is rampant have "real" gun laws.
"Our job is to come up with real solutions that we can implement," the governor said.
See O'Rourke interrupt the press conference:
BREAKING: Beto O'Rourke just disrupted Greg Abbott's press conference on the school shooting in Texas.
A Sheriff calls him a "sick son of a bitch." pic.twitter.com/KieQw9vITn
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 25, 2022
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