Watch: Sparks fly as Beto O'Rourke confronts Gov. Greg Abbott during school shooting press briefing
By: Sky Palma (Raw Story - Celebrating Years of Independent Journalism)
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During a press conference this Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott provided updates to the state's response to Tuesday's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults and wounded others.
During the briefing, Texas candidate for governor Beto O'Rourke approached the stage and interrupted Abbott, accusing him of "doing nothing."
"You are out of line, and an embarrassment," Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told O'Rourke.
As O'Rourke continued to confront Abbot, another man in Abbot's entourage fired back at O'Rourke, telling him, "Sir, you are out of line!"
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"Sit down and don't play this stunt," another person can be heard telling O'Rourke.
The attack in Uvalde -- a small community about an hour from the Mexican border -- is the latest in a spree of deadly shootings in the United States, where widespread horror at gun violence has failed to spur action to head off future killings.
The assailant "shot and killed, horrifically and incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher," Abbott told a news conference on Tuesday.
The governor said the suspect, a local teenager, was also "deceased," adding that "it is believed that responding officers killed him."
It was the deadliest such incident since 14 high school students and three adult staff were killed in Parkland, Florida in 2018 -- and the worst at an elementary school since the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut, in which 20 children and six staff were killed.
Despite recurring mass-casualty shootings, multiple initiatives to reform gun regulations have failed in the US Congress, leaving states and local councils to enact their own restrictions.
The United States suffered 19,350 firearm homicides in 2020, up nearly 35 percent compared to 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data.
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I think O'Rourke did the right thing in confronting the worthless Texas administraton, although he will be attacked for grandstanding.
If Beto wasn't running for office, you wouldn't have heard a peep from him.
Good look for Beato to be told that he is out of line and to leave by the Mayor Of Uvalde..
Yes he was grandstanding. Just another example of left wing political theater.
"Sit down and don't play this stunt," another person can be heard telling O'Rourke."
More like provoking.
I suspect, and I am usually correct, that you would be singing the exact same tune if the parties involved were reversed.
Sure, because getting that liberal hero into the spotlight is way more important than helping with the ongoing emergency or the dignity of the victims.
Let’s drop everything and hear what the Great Beto has to say!
Beto always has been and continues to be a self absorbed total grandstanding dweeb!
O'Rourke's actions are what we all have come to expect from a Democrat. Completely unprofessional and a fucking embarrassment.
Actually his actions were a time honored tactic by social activists.
Like I said completely unprofessional and a fucking embarrassment. Typical Democrat.
We know that he is good at jumping up on tables, he should of jumped up on the desk for emphasis.
Abbott was asked why 18 year olds are able to buy AR-15's in Texas, and his answer was basically because thats the way we've always done it.
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AN 18-year old can purchase an AR-15 in almost EVERY state, what was the purpose of the silly question?
The correct answer would be "because 18yr olds have Constitutional rights, too."
Because there is no law against it. If he couldn't buy he would have found other sources
Pretty stupid question for a guy who wants to be in government.
Texas is like 44 other states in that regard.
Surprised someone in the crowd didnt say "lighten up Francis"
Is he supposed to be a hero now?
Beto is a legend in his own mind!
Wow. How terrible. The governor is in the act of trying to manage a crisis and inform the community and Beto has to choose that moment to be all “Look at me! Look at me!” What a jackass.
Beto O’Rourke interrupted Gov. Abbott during a news conference at Uvalde High School.
O’Rourke, approached the stage telling the officials assembled that it was long past time to act to prevent mass shootings like the one at Robb Elementary School.
“The time to stop the next shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing,” O’Rourke said. “You’re offering us nothing.”
O'Rourke then left without offering us anything.
He actually took questions out in the parking lot for a few minutes.
What were his answers?
Beto told Abbott that he didn't have a leg to stand on.