Just over a week after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Democrat Beto O’Rourke blasted Gov....
Beto O'Rourke, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Texas, speaks at a protest during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston, Texas, US, on Friday, May 27, 2022. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the NRA should postpone its convention in the city this weekend out of respect for the victims of the nations second deadliest school shooting this week in Uvalde, Texas.
Abbott has confirmed he left an Abilene press conference on the day of the shooting and went to the fundraiser in Walker County in East Texas. At the time, Abbott had already announced that 14 children were known dead. Former House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, an Abbott ally, on Wednesday called O’Rourke “despicable” for trying politicize the shooting. He said Abbott has suspended his campaign since the fundraiser while O’Rourke holds rallies and continues to fundraise as funerals continue in Uvalde.
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