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Jon Skolnik

GOP erupts after Beto cuts off Abbott

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to the media after interrupting a press conference held by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat, interrupted Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's press conference on Wednesday, publicly admonishing Abbott for offering "nothing" to his constituency after a school shooting in Uvalde left nineteen children and two teachers dead. 

"You are doing nothing," O'Rourke said to Abbott's face after walking up to the stage. "You said this was not predictable, this was totally predictable, and you choose not to do anything."

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