Former Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke interrupted this Wednesday indignantly the conference of texas governor pressRepublican Greg Abbott, about the shooting the day before at a school in that state, where 19 children and two teachers died.
Abbott had just given details in his appearance about the alleged perpetrator of the shooting and was taking over at the press conference from his deputy in government, Dan Patrick, when O’Rourke approached the podium from which they spoke, shouting.
word exchange
“This is completely predictable,” shouted O’Rourke, who is currently running for Governor of Texas and has in the past run for the Democratic nomination for US President.
Patrick replied that this was not true before the progressive politician was escorted out of the room by several agents.
Abbott went on to say that Americans have a responsibility to focus not just on themselves and their personal agendas, but on healing the scars and offering hope to those who have suffered from the loss of life in the shooting.
Once outside, Beto O’Rourke lamented to the media that “it is never the right time” to act on gun control but insisted that precisely now, after this massacre, is “the only time to call for action ” and try to prevent something like that from happening again.
The candidate was convinced that there is a “majority” in Texas that thinks the same as him regardless of the party they vote for and that they want to do “the right thing.” “And it’s our time to do the right thing,” he stressed.
The governor’s press conference took place in Uvalde (Texas), the town where the Robb Elementary school is located, where the tragedy took place.
Abbott appeared flanked by security officials and politicians, such as senators from Texas in the upper house of the country, conservatives Ted Cruz and John Cornyn.
Tragedy in Texas
Hours after the shooting Tuesday, O’Rourke on Twitter urged Abbott to cancel his appearance at a meeting this week of NRA leaders in Houston, where they are also expected to speak. other Republican leaders such as former President Donald Trump and Cruz.
Since yesterday’s shooting, there have been many voices from Democrats who have been outraged by the Republicans’ blockade of establishing greater control of firearms in the country.
In June of last year, Abbott signed seven laws that made Texas “a sanctuary” for such weapons.
Those regulations went into effect on September 1 and allow, among others, Texas residents to carry firearms in public without the need for a permit, as long as they are over 21 years of age.
(With information from EFE)