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Trump and Beto O’Rourke strike contrasting messages in dueling Texas rallies

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted February 12, 2019 at 5:35pm

By Nathan Ouellette

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President Donald Trump and former Congressman Beto O’Rourke held competing rallies in El Paso, Texas Monday. They addressed issues of border security and immigration. O’Rourke, seen as a possible 2020 contender contrasted the president’s push for a border wall with a message of compassion for immigrants and their families.

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