The Republican governor of Texas was heckled over his stance on guns Wednesday by a rival Democrat, who interrupted a press briefing on the Uvalde school shooting to call him out over the massacre.
The heckler was Beto O’Rourke, a fervent gun control advocate who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and is now challenging Governor Greg Abbott for his job in the November elections.
Addressing the governor, O’Rourke charged: “You are doing nothing, you are offering us nothing!”
“You said this was not predictable, this is totally predictable when you choose not to do anything,” he yelled, adding: “This is on you.”
Amid the disruption, a voice from the podium with Abbott could be heard shouting “Sir, you are out of line” and referring to O’Rourke with an expletive.
