Trump Mocks Beto’s “Phony Hispanic” Nickname

Axios reports:



President Trump mocked Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s Hispanic nickname in a late-night tweet ahead of his visit to the former congressman’s hometown of El Paso Wednesday to honor victims of the city’s mass shooting.

Trump’s Twitter attack is in direct opposition to the conciliatory tone he struck when he condemned racism following Saturday’s massacre, saying “Now is the time to set destructive partisanship aside.” O’Rourke has said Trump is a “white nationalist” who encourages racism and violence in the U.S.