MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace thinks Beto O'Rourke was treated rudely during his Texas news conference stunt

Earlier today, Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke attempted to hijack a news conference featuring Gov. Greg Abbott and others who were providing updates on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

It was a disgusting stunt, even for O’Rourke:

Storming toward the stage where Abbott and local and state authorities were assembled, O’Rourke shamelessly and disgustingly tried to take advantage of Uvalde’s tragedy in some demented attempt to politicize the horror being felt in the community and get a clip of him being some sort of tough guy.

Senator Ted Cruz told O’Rourke to “sit down” and people in attendance could be heard shouting for O’Rourke to “go home.” The Democrat candidate for governor was condemned by Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin: “Sir, you’re out of line,” McLaughlin said repeatedly. “Please leave this auditorium. I can’t believe you’re a sick son of a bitch who would come to a deal like this to make a political issue,” he added.

O’Rourke was called a “sick son of a b*tch” and many in attendance told him to leave, and MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace thinks that was rude and inappropriate behavior:

Nicole Wallace complains about how Beto was treated when he shouted down Abbott's press conference

"If that’s how they treat Beto O’Rourke, who was a member of Congress now running for governor, you have to wonder what’s going on down there." pic.twitter.com/gL3Sem4JeM

— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) May 25, 2022

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The one who was being a totally inappropriate a** was O’Rourke.

Yes, because this tragedy should be all about Beto and how he can exploit it for his campaign.

Gawd she’s awful. https://t.co/WJlxwYnoNJ

— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) May 25, 2022

Imagine the left if a Republican did that to Biden

— Title Town Tampa (@GordoFSU) May 25, 2022

MSNBC and CNN would be in full-on meltdown mode if somebody did that during a Biden news conference.

Imagine being a Beto O'Rourke apologist and sycophant. https://t.co/xeCSVP0q1B

— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) May 25, 2022

And yet there are many of them.

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