The iconic metal band played the Texas gubernatorial candidate's home town of El Paso on Sunday. BetoORourke BetoForTexas IronMaiden Texas GregAbbott TexasPolitics HeavyMetal
O'Rourke's campaign didn't immediately respond to a request to verify the photo's authenticity.
Just the same, plenty of Twitter users were ready to assume the lanky, baseball cap-sporting politico was queued up to bang his head. Several pointed out his musical past as evidence.Any way you slice it,I saw Beto there at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso when Metallica was there on February 28, 2019.Some liked that O'Rourke appeared to be standing in line just like regular folks rather than expecting VIP treatment.
And, naturally, others couldn't resist the opportunity to get in political jabs. One likened Iron Maiden's zombie-like mascot Eddie to U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, the similarly gaunt and creepy Florida Republican.Yeah, we can't tell them apart either, come to think of it.
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