Beto O'Rourke Bashes Media for Response to El Paso Mass Shooting.
The 2020 candidate went off on reporters in newly released audio, saying they're failing to notice President Trump's connection to the incident.
O'Rourke, a Texas native, made the comments while at a vigil for victims of the shooting.
“What do you think? You know the sh-- he’s been saying. He’s been calling Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals. I don’t know, like, members of the press, what the f---?, Beto O'Rourke,
via Sky News.
He then continued to slam the media, saying they are not "connecting the dots" behind Trump's rhetoric and increasing gun violence in the U.S.
Up til this past January,
O'Rourke represented El Paso
in congress for six years.
According to authorities, 20 people were left dead in the mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas city.
Authorities say they will pursue
"domestic terrorism" charges against
the suspected gunman, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius.
