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Google PlayOn Wednesday, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rouke was ejected from a press conference on the Uvalde school shooting after he confronted Governor Greg Abbott.
In a video of the moment, O’Rouke can be heard telling Abbott the shooting is “on him.” 19 children and two adults were killed in the tragedy on Tuesday. O’Rouke appeared to get into a heated exchange with Abbott, who was joined by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Uvalde’s Mayor Don McLaughlin.
“You are doing nothing,” O’Rourke can be heard in the clip. Patrick says, “You’re out of line and an embarrassment.” At one point, McLaughlin suggests O’Rouke is a “sick son of a bitch” for making a scene.
O’Rouke was escorted out of the press conference by security shortly after the exchange. Just as he went to leave, he told the governor, “This is on you.” The mayor, in response, said the shooting was “on assholes like you,” the Independent reported.
Shortly after O’Rourke was escorted out of the building, Abbott called on people to “put aside personal agendas” while responding to the shooting. “We need to focus on the healing and hope that we can provide to those who have suffered unconscionable damage to their lives,” he said. “Think of somebody other than ourselves, think about the people who are hurt and help those who have been hurt.”
This story is being updated.
