Beto O'Rourke: “I am just grateful on behalf of our constituents, the veterans in El Paso, in making sure that we see this through.”

I think people will take it for what it is – it’s a gimmick, it’s a bribe. It’s another promise that the president will be unable to fulfill … It adds to the stink of desperation that is emanating from that convention centre.

We have to get serious.

They’re doing all of this because they are panicked. They are scared.

We needed to do something.