President Trump has slammed 2020 Democratic candidate and El Paso native O’Rourke, just hours before he is set to arrive in the grieving border city, where a mass shooting left nearly two dozen dead just days ago.
President Donald Trump slammed 2020 Democratic candidate and El Paso native Beto O’Rourke late Tuesday, just hours before the commander-in-chief was set to arrive in the grieving border city, where a“Beto O’Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of Texas, where I trounced him, and is now even more embarrassed by polling at 1% in the Democrat Primary, should respect the victims & law enforcement - & be quiet!” Trump tweeted late Tuesday night.
The Democratic presidential candidate, whose full name is Robert Francis O'Rourke, goes by 'Beto,' a childhood nickname. In his tweet Trump appeared to reference competing rallies he and O’Rourke held in February in El Paso. Trump’s El Paso rally drew thousands, O’Rourke hit back at Trump about an hour after his post, tweeting that “22 people in my hometown are dead after an act of terror inspired by your racism.”Beto O’Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of Texas, where I trounced him, and is now even more embarrassed by polling at 1% in the Democrat Primary, should respect the victims & law enforcement - & be quiet!
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