'Yes, President Trump is a racist,' 2020 candidate Beto O'Rourke tells ABC News. 'What we saw in North Carolina last week was almost an impromptu Nuremberg rally.'
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke was virtually unknown until he challenged Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, last year for his seat in the Senate. Although O'Rourke lost, he still made history, coming the closest any Democratic candidate has in decades to winning a statewide election in the deeply conservative Lone Star state.
"We are making a stand for the truth, against lies and hate and ignorance and intolerance," O’Rourke said."El Paso has been the safest city in the United States of America not in spite of the fact that we’re a city of immigrants but because we are a city of immigrants."In February, the former congressman said he wouldn't be challenging Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in his 2020 run for reelection. That announcement only ramped up speculation about a run for the White House.
Early life: O'Rourke was born and raised in El Paso. His mother, Melissa O'Rourke, owned a furniture store. His father, Patrick O'Rourke, served as a county judge, commissioner, and eventually switched parties to make an unsuccessful run for Congress as a Republican. O'Rourke left El Paso to attend Woodberry Forest School -- a private, all-male boarding school in Virginia. After he graduated, he interned on Capitol Hill for a fellow Texan, former Democratic Rep. Ronald Coleman.
As a business owner, O'Rourke became heavily involved in the El Paso community as a member of groups such as the Rotary Club and United Way. His community service inspired him to run for the El Paso City Council, where he served two terms. Cruz did not publicly acknowledge O'Rourke until he won the primary election. He chose to first attack the authenticity of"Beto" -- a move that partially backfired when people pointed out Cruz's given name is Rafael, not Ted.
Cruz and O'Rourke publicly debated twice before the election. Cruz tried to depict O'Rourke as radical and O'Rourke pressed Cruz on his dedication to Texas.
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