UVALDE, TEXAS - Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke interrupted state officials holding a news conference on Wednesday aboutshouting, “You are doing nothing!” O’Rourke, a former congressman who is running
for governor of Texas against Republican Greg Abbott, began yelling after Abbott outlined mental health resources available to those affected by the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.
O’Rourke famously called for a ban on assault-style rifles during his brief 2020 presidential run, saying at a televised debate, “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15.” During his outburst on Wednesday, people in the audience shouted O’Rourke down and security officials moved to escort him out of the room.
“Sit down,” US Senator Ted Cruz told O’Rourke, whom he narrowly defeated in his 2018 Senate campaign.