O’Rourke held an event in Fredericksburg Wednesday, where he spoke to a crowd in Lady Bird Johnson Park, then took questions from members of the audience.
Texas Public Radio’s Joey Palacios flagged the moment, and described the scene:
Several supporters of Gov. Greg Abbott and Trump gathered outside a pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Park and played sirens and loud country music with the apparent intent to disrupt the rally.
After approaching the opened side doors of the venue, O’Rourke briefly turned his attention to them.
“Lest we be annoyed or judge these Abbott people, let’s have a little bit of sympathy,” he said. “Their candidate never shows up to talk to them and listen to what they have to say in Fredericksburg so they had to come to our stuff.”
Mr. O’Rourke then waved to the Abbott supporters, as his supporters went wild with applause.
And just last week, O’Rourke had another high-profile encounter with a heckler.