UVALDE — Beto O'Rourke was marched out of a press conference for the Texas school shooting on Wednesday and branded a 'sick son of a b****h' after showing up to heckle Republicans about gun reforms.
O'Rourke yelled out after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed mental health crisis for the shooting of 19 kids and two teachers yesterday.
His comments were inaudible but he was immediately surrounded by sheriffs to be shepherded out of the building.
The Mayor of Uvalde labeled him a 'sick son of a b***h' for showing up to the press conference to politicize it rather than thinking of the victims.
'You are out of line sir!' he yelled.
'Now is not the time to politicize pain and suffering,' said Dade Phelan, the Texas House Speaker afterwards.
The governor had just completed a speech about the mental health suffering in the community of Uvalde, which he said was to blame for the atrocity yesterday.
'Before coming out here we had a long discussion with the law enforcement at all levels. I asked the sheriff and others an open ended question I got the same answer from the sheriff as well as from the mayor, "what is the problem here?
'They were straight forward and emphatic. They said we have a problem with mental health illness in this community. Then they elaborated on the magnitude of the mental health challenges they are facing and the need for more mental health support in this region,' he said.