Beto O’Rourke

2022 Campaign 03/11/20, 03:40

The Democratic Party's lead contender for presidency was caught on camera arguing about the sale and use of firearms with an automobile factory employee in Michigan. A video has emerged of Joe Biden appearing to be in a heated exchange about gun control during his March 10 visit to a Fiat-Chrysler ...

2022 Campaign 11/02/19, 02:17

Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which failed to recapture the enthusiasm, interest and fundraising prowess of his 2018 Senate bid. Addressing supporters in Iowa, O'Rourke said he made the decision "reluctantly" and vowed to stay active in the fight to ...

Politics 11/01/19, 13:04

Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke was confronted by a mother from Newtown, Connecticut, over his controversial proposal to confiscate certain weapons from citizens. O'Rourke traveled to the city on Oct. 30 and Rebecca Carnes addressed him in front of media cameras covering the event, expressing her discontent with his proposals.  "They’re here to ...

Politics 10/18/19, 04:47

President Donald Trump has slammed Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke right in his home state of Texas, saying, "that's the end of him" to "get rid of guns" and "get rid of religion" in a few weeks. During a campaign rally at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Thursday, Oct. 17, ...

U.S. 10/10/19, 15:45

A proud American citizen from Arizona challenged former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on his stance on immigration and gun confiscation in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday evening, Oct. 6, as he spoke to supporters at a food court complex. Jennifer Harrison, a proud American woman from AZ Patriots questioned O’Rourke for ...

Politics 09/23/19, 04:03

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed House Democrats for not moving forward on impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, claiming that their unwillingness to oust the president is more scandalous than his behavior. "At this point, the bigger national scandal isn't the president's lawbreaking behavior—it is the Democratic Party's refusal to impeach him for ...

Politics 09/18/19, 17:20

President Donald Trump on Wednesday reproached Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s call for mandatory buyback of assault weapons as it has spiraled out of control, and how reaching a bipartisan agreement has been made ever more difficult by O’Rourke’s far-reaching ideals. “Dummy Beto made it much harder to make a deal. ...

Politics 09/18/19, 10:23

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, said Monday that, if she gets to the White House, she will force citizens to sell their assault weapons to the government. Speaking on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” she said that if she could ...

2022 Campaign 09/07/19, 08:26

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg attempted to rationalize his support for legal abortion until birth by citing the Bible and suggested that unborn babies can be aborted up until they draw their first breath. In an interview on "The Breakfast Club" radio show on Friday, Sept. 6, the South Bend mayor ...

2022 Campaign 09/04/19, 09:51

Democratic presidential candidates are taking up calls for the federal government to begin purchasing firearms from gun owners, with Beto O'Rourke and others looking for a mandatory assault weapons buyback. O’Rourke tweeted out video of his comments. “I was asked how I’d address people’s fears that we will take away their ...

Politics 08/28/19, 13:56

Beto O'Rourke, running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, confirmed on Monday that he defends abortion until the moment before birth. At an event with students at Charleston College in South Carolina, a young man asked the former Texas representative about his opinion regarding third-trimester abortions, since he had heard him ...

U.S. 08/07/19, 03:52

President Trump on Wednesday, Aug. 7, confirmed his visit to El Paso and responded to criticism from 2020 Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke, who placed blame on the president for the massacre. "Beto (phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage) O'Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of ...

Politics 07/30/19, 22:16

Democratic presidential contenders struck off notes on the science of global warming and the state of the economy in their Detroit debate Tuesday night. As much as scientists see the need for action on climate change, they don't lay out a looming point of no return, as Pete Buttigieg and Beto ...

2022 Campaign 07/02/19, 06:24

Cory Booker has unveiled an immigration agenda "on day one of his presidency", composed of changes without relying on Congress, to "virtually eliminate immigrant detention" and expand protections for illegal immigrants through executive order. Booker's immigration plan, unveiled Tuesday, sets a different tone from former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke's immigration agenda ...

U.S. 06/27/19, 13:32

Julián Castro had a second chance at a first impression in the Democratic presidential debate. Now he has to figure out what to do with it. Castro, once seen as a rising figure in Democratic politics, was chosen as the keynote speaker at the party convention in 2012 and then as ...

U.S. 06/15/19, 02:26

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke took an unconventional approach to reaching out to African-American voters Friday, meeting with a small group representing a community of slave descendants in South Carolina. He strives to make connections with the black voters who will play a dominant role in next year's Southern presidential primaries. In ...

Politics 06/13/19, 20:36

Some younger candidates in the crowded Democratic presidential primary are suggesting that the early front-runner, 76-year-old Joe Biden, is too entrenched in the past to lead the country. Both former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, 46, and Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, have stepped up questions this ...

U.S. 06/06/19, 23:32

Beto O'Rourke stumbled with women from the start, featuring his wife sitting silently in his presidential campaign launch video and joking repeatedly about being a part-time parent.But with his campaign at risk of stalling, O'Rourke is attempting to improve his standing with female voters. His wife, Amy, will begin a ...

U.S. 06/04/19, 19:33

Vice President Mike Pence is pledging to rebuild parts of Oklahoma damaged by flooding. Pence, his wife and federal agency heads on Tuesday visited a food bank and toured Tulsa-area neighborhoods swamped after the swollen Arkansas River left its banks. Damage extends downstream into Arkansas following heavy spring rains. The Arkansas River ...

U.S. 06/01/19, 19:19

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is heading to northeast Oklahoma to tour communities hit with historic flooding.The former Texas congressman spoke at the Democratic state convention in California on Saturday and had been scheduled to fly home to El Paso, but decided he wanted to see first-hand the damage along ...