Beto O'Rourke

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

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.

Watch Beto O'Rourke confront Governor Greg Abbott at a press conference at Uvalde High School following the Texas school shooting that killed 21, ...

In response to O’Rourke’s interruption, he called on people to “put aside personal agendas.” Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just as they were in Uvalde yesterday.” “You are doing nothing,” said O’Rourke, standing directly in front of Abbott and state and local officials.

Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed," O'Rourke told Abbott, before security escorted him out of the ...

I’m just telling you I’m going to focus on what I can actually do as governor and where the common ground is.” “When we see that being used against children … hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.” “What do you think?” O’Rourke said then, when a reporter asked what more Trump could have done. I don’t know, like, members of the press: What the f---?” “And that’s why I’m here.” Until you choose to do something, this will continue to happen,” O’Rourke said.

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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"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.

A day after the deadly shooting at a Texas school, former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke confronts political rival Gov. Greg Abbott, demanding more gun control.

You want a solution? You want a solution? “… You want a solution? It is insane that we allow an 18-year-old to go in and buy an AR-15: What the hell did we think he was going to do with that? “… We need to focus not on ourselves and our agendas.” “This is on you until you choose to do something different.

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.

Beto O'Rourke interrupted a press conference Wednesday about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, calling the tragedy “totally predictable when you choose ...

Abbott says the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school warned on social media minutes before the attack that he was going to shoot up a school. Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just like they were killed in Uvalde yesterday.” This will continue to happen.