Pres. Trump chose the night before his visit to El Paso to honor the victims of a mass shooting -- targeted due to their Mexican heritage -- as the opportunity to mock Beto O'Rourke's Hispanic nickname.
President Donald Trump chose the night before his visit to El Paso to honor the victims of a mass shooting -- targeted due to their Mexican heritage -- as the opportunity to mock Beto O'Rourke's Hispanic nickname.
O'Rourke's birth name is Robert, but he was nicknamed"Beto" as a child by his parents since he has the same name as his grandfather. The former congressman is Irish, but his ancestors settled in El Paso."Beto" is a common Spanish nickname. Trump, while campaigning for Cruz in October 2018, also called O'Rourke a"stone-cold phony named Robert Francis O'Rourke."
Trump's tweet targeting O'Rourke's nickname comes just hours before he visits the city scarred by a mass shooting that killed 22 people. The alleged shooter, Patrick Crusius, told law enforcement he wanted to kill as many Mexicans as possible, according to sources, and also wrote a"manifesto" filled with anti-immigrant themes.
Trump's reference to when he"trounced" O'Rourke is unclear, but may refer to dueling rallies the two held simultaneously on Feb. 11 in El Paso. Trump's campaign has still not paid the bill for that visit.
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