Beto O'Rourke demands Biden confront Abbott on border security in blistering essay: 'Stop this madness'

Beto O'Rourke called on President Biden to confront Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday in an op-ed for The New York Times and demanded he "stop this madness" at the southern border. 

O'Rourke, who lost to Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race in November, said it was time for Biden to "step up." 

"It’s on Mr. Biden to stop this madness. In fact, promoting a humane immigration and asylum system is exactly what Mr. Biden promised to do when he ran for office," he wrote, condemning Abbott's border security measures.