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Beto O'Rourke: “It sure looks like a cover up from the governor who has you know, Greg Abbott, the day after that shooting, said to the…”

On the recordAugust 23, 2022
It sure looks like a cover up from the governor who has you know, Greg Abbott, the day after that shooting, said to the families it could have been worse, right --
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke criticizes Governor Greg Abbott's response to the Uvalde shooting and suggests a lack of transparency.

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