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Ted Cruz and his supporters chant ‘send him back to Ireland’ at Irish-American politician

Published 19:26 4 Sept 2018 BST

Rudi Kinsella
Ted Cruz and his supporters chant ‘send him back to Ireland’ at Irish-American politician

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This is nasty

Beto O'Rourke made headlines a number of weeks ago for his incredible answer to a question regarding Colin Kaepernick's decision to kneel during the national anthem, in protest of police brutality. If you haven't seen it, take a look here. It's quite powerful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGWmh-maevk Clip via NowThis News O'Rourke has been gaining a lot of attention, to the point that the man he is running against for Senator, Ted Cruz, has gone out of his way to address him at a recent rally in Texas. According to DallasNews, Cruz and his followers were chanting "Send him back to Ireland", at one point during the rally. https://twitter.com/dallasnews/status/1036715709634670593 O'Rourke is a fourth generation Irishman, so we feel that "sending him back to Ireland", would probably be a little bit harsh. Ted Cruz himself, full name Rafael Edward Cruz, is a descendant of immigrants. At one event in 2015, he even went as far as to say: "I'm Cuban, Irish, and Italian, and yet somehow I ended up Southern Baptist." Maybe he forgot... Cruz is currently serving as the Senator from Texas, a position which O'Rourke is eager to take from him. Recently, Cruz criticised O'Rourke for swearing while answering questions at a conference. He took to Twitter to call him out for his heinous crime... https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1036669764846977025

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Ted Cruz and his supporters chant 'send him back to Ireland' at Irish-American politician