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Beto O'Rourke spoke in El Paso in a counter-rally to Donald Trump's event

Beto O'Rourke spoke in El Paso Monday night at the same time as President Donald Trump's El Paso rally. Watch it here.

by Bobby Blanchard

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, thanks a crowd of supporters as he leaves the stage during Turn Out For Texas Rally with Willie & Beto, held at Auditorium Shores in Austin on Sept. 28, 2018. O'Rourke is running against Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in one of the top national Senate races this year.
Beto O'Rourke will lead a march intended to highlight El Paso's strength as a binational community. Credit: Rodolfo Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune

Beto O'Rourke spoke in El Paso Monday night at the same time as President Donald Trump's El Paso rally. Watch it here, courtesy of KTSM.

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O'Rourke's rally arrives as he nears a decision on whether to join the Democratic race to challenge Trump in 2020. The former Democratic congressman told Oprah Winfrey earlier this month that he would make a decision by the end of February.

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