Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke (D) on Wednesday confronted Gov. Greg Abbott (R) during a press conference on the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school mass shooting, yelling, "You're offering us nothing!"
Why it matters: O'Rourke is challenging Abbott for the governorship and has been highly critical of the incumbent's support of gun rights.
What they're saying: “You are doing nothing. You are offering up nothing. You said this was not predictable. This was totally predictable when you choose not to do anything," O'Rourke yelled before he was kicked out of the press conference.
- After O'Rourke interjected, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) told him to "sit down," while Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin called him a "sick son of a b**** that would come to a deal like this to make a political issue."
- Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he was "out of line and an embarrassment."
- O'Rourke yelled, "This is on you," toward Abbott and the other officials involved in the press conference as he was being escorted out.
- Abbott spoke again after he was kicked out, saying, "There's no words anybody shouting can come up here — and do anything — to heal those broken hearts."
O'Rourke spoke again after he was removed, saying, "I want us to do something right now. We can do something right now. But if we continue to accept this, it is on us. It's not just the governor's fault, it is on us. I'm not going to accept it, so I'm here, I'm calling attention to it."...