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'''Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr.''', known as '''Don McLaughlin, Jr.''' (born c. 1962),<ref>Donald E. Mclaughlin Jr (born 1962) - Uvalde County, Texas (ancientfaces.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> has been since 2014 the [[mayor]] of Uvalde in his native [[Texas]]. He rocketed to national attention on May 24, 2022, when a mad gunman killed nineteen pupils and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a small city some fifty miles from the [[Rio Grande]] border and ninety miles west of [[San Antonio]].   

'''Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr.''', known as '''Don McLaughlin, Jr.''' (born c. 1962),<ref>Donald E. McLaughlin, Jr. (born 1962) - Uvalde County, Texas (ancientfaces.com), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref> has been since 2014 the [[mayor]] of Uvalde in his native [[Texas]]. He rocketed to national attention on May 24, 2022, when a mad gunman killed nineteen pupils and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a small city some fifty miles from the [[Rio Grande]] border and ninety miles west of [[San Antonio]].   

During a news conference, McLaughlin lashed out at former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Beto O'Rourke]]  of [[El Paso]], who interrupted [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick]]. McLaughlin called the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] O'Rourke, who is challenging Abbott in the November 8 general election, "a sick son-of-bitch" for storming the news conference in a failed attempt to focus on O'Rourke's political fortunes. Abbott and Patrick focused on the staggering grief in the closely-knit Uvalde community.<ref>Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Biography, Wiki, Age, Career, Education, Birthplace (mymorningtea.in), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref>

During a news conference, McLaughlin lashed out at former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Beto O'Rourke]]  of [[El Paso]], who interrupted [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick]]. McLaughlin called the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] O'Rourke, who is challenging Abbott in the November 8 general election, "a sick son-of-bitch" for storming the news conference in a failed attempt to focus on O'Rourke's political fortunes. Abbott and Patrick focused on the staggering grief in the closely-knit Uvalde community.<ref>Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Biography, Wiki, Age, Career, Education, Birthplace (mymorningtea.in), accessed May 26, 2022.</ref>