Beto O'Rourke Announces 2020 Presidential Bid | NBC News

In a video announcing his presidential bid, the 46-year-old former congressman from El Paso, Texas, said the country was facing a "defining moment of truth."

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Beto O'Rourke Announces 2020 Presidential Bid | NBC News

[sosapelon]

The only reason I'm here is bc of jimmy Fallon making fun of beto hand movement

[Desi]

The Italians think his hand gesture is over the top.

[turizzmo]

Confront slavery?? I think that's been done already.

[kingofhearts]

His poor wife was hanging on for dear life with those wild flailing arms 😂🤣

[cookies-bkyb]

anymore hand movement and id think he took a class on public speaking.

[Soothsayer-rsnb]

Is this an exercise video or an announcement ????

[seanyouknowwho]

What in the world is his platform about? The genius of America, but yet we have slavery and segregation problems in America. Yet It is the greatest moment of peril AND promise? He is all over the place with vague conflicting statements.

Not got my vote.

[LILJROD]

There’s still Slavery and segregation in America!?! Dear god where have I been for the last 300 years! Bv

[papazahn]

Looks like a community college political science presentation. I was waiting for him to describe his platform as "rad". He definitely looks like the kind of guy who wouldn't hesitate to bring up his one black friend from waay back.

[habibitexas]

Didn’t you lose in Texas? Your coach: “Shake you hands like crazy.... and make you wife look at you like a crazy woman and make her smile once in a while”

[TheLawnCareNut]

Bro, be careful you don't bounce your wife off the couch!! ha ha!

[tkennedy]

Why do I feel like he's about to say, "John F. Kennedy once said..." like he's running for his high school student body President or something?

[Djjonwert]

HANDS HANDS HANDS!!! You can see his wife trying not to let her eyes get distracted by his hands.

[HM-huhu]

Vapid corporate stooge making pointless announcement video containing no policy substance at all. Nothing but vague platitudes. Oh yay, how exciting.

[Genkimark]

1) WTH is wrong with his hands? 2) WTH is wrong with his wife?

[sirhcl]

He really said america is the last great hope for the earth...apparently he'll say anything

[georgecass]

To many candidates congratulations DNC you just handed trump the White House again.

[calebh]

You lost in my home state and you’ll lose in this country. Trump 2020!!!

[lewiscypher]

I live in Texas and do not like this guy one bit.

[milesmayhem]

He looks like a clone of a Kennedy that’s just not quite finished with the cloning process.