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Aug 07 2019
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'El Paso will not be quiet': Trump, Beto O'Rourke clash before presidential visit to El Paso
WASHINGTON – Before a Wednesday trip to El Paso, Texas, to meet with survivors of a deadly mass shooting, President Donald Trump picked another fight with former Texas congressman and Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.
While O'Rourke has said Trump should stay away from El Paso because of his past comments about migrants, Trump said in a tweet near midnight that his
USA TODAYMar 16 2019
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Beto O'Rourke apologizes for jokes about wife, says he has benefited from 'white privilege'
Beto O'Rourke said Friday night that he had been wrong for joking at several events in his first two days campaigning in Iowa that his wife has been raising their three children "sometimes with my help."
The former congressman from Texas, who launched his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, addressed the remarks during a recording of the podcast Political Party
CNN (Online News)Mar 18 2019
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Beto O'Rourke apologizes for jokes about wife, says he has benefited from 'white privilege'
Beto O'Rourke said Friday night that he had been wrong for joking at several events in his first two days campaigning in Iowa that his wife has been raising their three children "sometimes with my help."
The former congressman from Texas, who launched his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, addressed the remarks during a recording of the podcast Political Party
CNN (Online News)Apr 16 2019
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Beto O'Rourke releases 10 years of tax returns, reveals he and wife made $370K in 2017
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke became the latest presidential candidate to release his tax returns Monday, following other 2020 hopefuls including Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris.
O'Rourke, and his wife, Amy Sanders O'Rourke, who filed joint returns for 2008 through 2017, reported total income of $370,412 in 2017, the latest year reported.
The couple plans to release its 2018
USA TODAYJun 09 2019
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Uh-oh, Beto: Latest Iowa poll shows O'Rourke in free-fall as Warren, Buttigieg rise
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke emerged as the biggest loser in the Iowa Poll released Sunday as his support plummeted, but he insisted that he’s not worried. “These polls this far out I really don’t think describe the full picture,” Mr. O’Rourke said on ABC’s “This Week.” “We’ve got a lot of time, a lot of work, but thankfully we have a number of extraordinary volunteers who are going to make
Washington TimesFeb 24 2022
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'Texas stands with the people of Ukraine': Greg Abbott, Beto O'Rourke George W. Bush condemn Putin's invasion
Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday.
President Joe Biden will lay out the U.S. plan to hold Russia accountable for the aggression.
“Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way,” Biden said in a statement late Wednesday after
El Paso TimesNov 02 2019
Headline Roundup
Beto O'Rourke Bows Out of Presidential Race
Former Texas U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke announced yesterday that he was ending his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president. In a Medium post and email to supporters, O'Rourke said his "service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee."
O'Rourke's withdrawal received broad media coverage, with many outlets noting that the once-rising Democratic star
The Blaze 538 (ABC News) The Texas TribuneMar 16 2019
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Beto O'Rourke was part of hacking group as a teen where he wrote story about running over children
Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke acknowledged he was a part of a hacking group while he was campaigning in Iowa Friday, but did not say whether he regrets his involvement.
“It was something that I was a part of when I was a teenager in El Paso a long, long time ago,” O'Rourke said, one day after announcing he was running for president in 2020.
The Texas Democrat was a member
USA TODAYFeb 11 2022
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Beto O'Rourke flip-flops again on confiscating AR-15s as polls show him trailing Texas Gov. Abbott
Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke appears to have flip-flopped – again – on confiscating AR-15s, as polls show him trailing behind Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
The failed senatorial and presidential contender said earlier this week that he has "no interest in taking" assault weapons from gun owners.
Fox News (Online News)Sep 27 2021
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Beto O'Rourke takes shot at Matthew McConaughey: 'I don’t know how he feels about any of the issues'
Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke heaped praise on actor Matthew McConaughey in a new podcast but also took a shot at the possible gubernatorial candidate, who outpolled him in a recent survey.
Asked on The New York Times' "Sway" podcast if he was surprised by the numbers, O'Rourke said he wasn't but essentially called McConaughey a political chameleon.
"No. He’s an incredibly – if
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