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stated on September 21, 2019 a Facebook post

Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants."

October 2, 2019

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stated on September 3, 2019 a Facebook post

The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck."

September 13, 2019

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stated on March 18, 2019 a tweet

Says Beto O'Rourke "gave the remaining $4.5+ mill from his Senate race to (the Texas Democratic Party) a few months ago, & the Party sent the money back to him on the day of his announcement."

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 20, 2019

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stated on March 14, 2019 a Facebook post

A photograph shows Beto O’Rourke nearly nude with the words "feminist," "atheist" and "slut" on his body.

March 15, 2019

Club for Growth
stated on March 10, 2019 a TV ad

Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…"

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 14, 2019

Club for Growth
stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad

Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability."

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 14, 2019

Club for Growth
stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad

Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’."

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 14, 2019

Club for Growth
stated on March 10, 2019 in a TV ad

Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law."

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 14, 2019

America First
stated on March 1, 2019 a tweet

Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president."

By Miriam Valverde • March 7, 2019

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stated on February 13, 2019 a Facebook post

Quotes Beto O’Rourke as saying, "If I could throw two kinds of people in the garbage it would be the elderly and wounded veterans. When a tool breaks you don’t fix it, you throw it in the damn trash."

February 14, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on February 11, 2019 a speech in El Paso, Texas

Says that at Beto O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso, there were "200 people, 300 people."

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2019

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stated on January 30, 2019 a post on Facebook

Says Nancy Pelosi and Beto O’Rourke were photographed with El Chapo.

February 6, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2018 a rally for Republican candidates in Houston

Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 25, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on October 16, 2018 During a debate in San Antonio

Says Beto O'Rourke "voted in favor of a $10 a barrel tax on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas."

By Johnathan Silver • October 19, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on September 28, 2018 a debate

California "is hemorrhaging population."

By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on September 21, 2018 a debate at Southern Methodist University

Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2018

Texans Are
stated on September 12, 2018 a TV ad

Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on September 4, 2018 a video

Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on August 28, 2018 an online video ad

Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2018

Silvestre Reyes
stated on May 22, 2012 a TV ad

Says Beto O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2018

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