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Beto O'Rourke: “You said this was not predictable, this is totally predictable when you choose not to do anything.”

On the recordJuly 19, 2022
You said this was not predictable, this is totally predictable when you choose not to do anything.
Said by
Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Beto O`Rourke confronts officials about the preventability of the Uvalde shooting due to inaction.

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