Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) abruptly withdrew from a British journalist’s question about gun violence in America two days after the massacre at a primary school in his state that killed 19 children and two adults.
Cruz, who is due to appear at the National Arms Association’s congress this weekend, was outraged when he was pressured over gun laws and why “mass shootings only happen in America.”
Cruz was attending a vigil for victims of the Rob Elementary School shooting when he was annoyed by Sky News reporter Mark Stone on the U.S. gun law revision. He added: “The Democrats’ proposals? None of them would have stopped that. “
But when Stone asked why there was “American exclusivity” when it came to mass shootings, Cruz decided to end things quickly. “I’m sorry you think American exclusivity is awful,” he said, patting the reporter on the chest and adding, “You know what? You have your own political agenda, God bless you, ”before stepping away from the TV crew.
Stone pursues Cruz, saying he “can’t answer” why mass shootings are a unique American problem. Apparently angry, Cruz replied, “Why do people come from all over the world to America? Because this is the freest, most prosperous and safest country on earth. Stop being a propagandist “before heading to the exit again.
Cruz was at the vigil with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who will also appear at the NRA’s annual meeting in Houston this week. The two are facing calls to step down from the event, which will also host former President Donald Trump, including Democrat Abbey’s rival in the gubernatorial election, Beto O’Rourke. O’Rourke was ousted from a news conference Wednesday after he told Abbott and Cruz that they had done nothing to prevent a shooting at a school. “Someone has to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just as they were killed in Uwalde yesterday,” O’Rourke was heard saying before his expulsion. Daniel Defense, the maker of one of the weapons used in the Texas massacre, has withdrawn from the NRA convention.
Massacre at Rob Elementary School in Uwalde on Tuesday is the worst shooting at a school in the United States since the Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut in 2012. Just days after his 18th birthday, the Uwalde shooter legally bought two AR-style rifles. -15 and hundreds of rounds a week before the slaughter.
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