DemocraticTexasgubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke lashed out at a town hall meeting, calling voters "mom*" Called **Eh''.
Former congressman and senator and presidential candidate, he laughs as Mr. O'Rourke discusses the Uvalde school shooting in which 19 of his children were killed earlier this year. I called the attendees who raised the
Mr. O'Rourke turned around at the sound of laughter.
"It might be funny to you, but it's not funny to me,"according to The Hill, he said.
The comment prompted applause from the crowd. O'Rourke will face Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in November.
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