Crazy Trump tells O'Rourke to 'be quiet' in wake of El Paso shooting / O'Rourke responds

[highplainsdem]

My subject line added a word to The Hill's headline:

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/456479-trump-tells-orourke-he-should-be-quiet-in-wake-of-el-paso-shooting

President Trump late Wednesday night responded to criticism from former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas), who has repeatedly assailed the president in the wake of a mass shooting in El Paso.

"Beto (phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage) O’Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of Texas, where I trounced him, and is now even more embarrassed by polling at 1% in the Democrat Primary, should respect the victims & law enforcement - & be quiet!" Trump tweeted.

The president's remarks come shortly after O'Rourke, a 2020 presidential contender, announced he would be attending an event on Wednesday to pay tribute to the shooting victims and counter Trump's visit to the city.

"When President Trump comes to El Paso tomorrow, I will be joining our strong, beautiful, binational community at #ElPasoStrong. I hope to see you there," O'Rourke tweeted earlier Wednesday night.

-snip-

Trump just guaranteed more attention for O'Rourke tomorrow.

Kudos to O'Rourke for everything he's done and said since this tragedy occurred.


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Editing to add Beto's response (thanks to OldDem65 for posting this in reply 2):

Link to tweet

22 people in my hometown are dead after an act of terror inspired by your racism. El Paso will not be quiet and neither will I.

[OldDem65]

1. People are replying by asking him if he's going to pay his bill from the last time he was there

O'Rourke is having an #ElPasoStrong rally during the visit.

[BigmanPigman]

12. Almost $500,000!

I heard it on MSNBC, no link.

[OldDem65]

2. Beto clapped back

Link to tweet

[highplainsdem]

3. Thanks! Perfect response! Just edited the OP to include it.

[OldDem65]

4. Welcome

I love how Beto just calls him a racist again but not in a petty way.

[dalton99a]

5. You shut up, murderous evil coward

[Gothmog]

6. Beto scares trump

[Skittles]

9. Beto's height alone disturbs Trump

[sheshe2]

10. So does his weight and youth. nt

[Funtatlaguy]

23. And his hair and testosterone level.

[Cha]

7. I will raise your "crazy" and add

Psycho!

Damn Beto is brilliant!

22 people in my hometown are dead after an act of terror inspired by your racism. El Paso will not be quiet and neither will I

Mahalo,

[OldDem65]

8. He ignored the attacks and restated the facts

That's how it's done.

[Cha]

11. Precisely!

[OldDem65]

14. Didn't he major in English?

That would mean he understands how to craft and effective statement. It will make Trump so angry, too.

[dalton99a]

16. Yep, his degree is in English literature

from Columbia

[Cha]

17. Didn't know.. but I see

Dalton's post now.

Good for Beto.. Words and framing is so important.. I've learned a bit of that from being on DU all these years.

[southerncrone]

13. My disdain for the Orange One grows greater every day.

He is the most immature, despicable cretin to ever stain the planet. Kudos to Beto for challenging him to a duel in the public arena. He can't stand up against anyone if he doesn't have his cheering robots to bolster his ego.

[MySideOfTown]

15. Beto is right

Why are Texas Republican politicians leaving office in droves? Possibly they are concerned that they will be held accountable when Democrats regain control and assess their responsibility for putting children in cages, violating our existing immigration laws and refusing to do anything about legislation to curtail foreign governments interfering in our elections, even welcoming it, and encouraging white extremist terrorists to commit mass murder with the wmds they wield. They may also fear the private prisons seeing a new source of inmates.

[True Blue American]

18. Adding to that Sherrod Brown was just on.

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When asked if he would be there to meet Trump he said, Mayor Nan Whaley asked him to be there with her. And he was going to talk to Trump. Ask him to have McConnell bring the Congress back. Mitch has done nothing but pass young Judges.

Sherrod also said the scene was like a war zone and the Legislature has done nothing and given little support. The Governor has finally proposed gun laws but did not know whether the Legislature would do anything.

[True Blue American]

19. They know they will lose.

[EveHammond13]

20. The media will need smelling salts - someone is teaching them how to talk to trump

[MFM008]

21. Maggots asking for it

In Betos home town.
Imagine large protests.
Probably not but I can imagine...

[TexasTowelie]

22. K&R! nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. Hey Donny

Go fuck yourself.