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Texas Lt. Governor Calls O’Rourke a ‘Moron’

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) called former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) a “moron,” Mediaite reports.

When asked by Fox News’ Laura Ingraham if O’Rourke was “a little more reasonable not so long ago,” Patrick responded that O’Rourke “is so light in the loafers, he floats off the ground at times.”

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