Beto O’Rourke eats Whataburger, shreds parking lot with skateboard

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Beto O'Rourke skating outside a Texas Whataburger on August 18, 2018.

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Beto O'Rourke skating outside a Texas Whataburger on August 18, 2018.

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Beto O'Rourke embraced the Whataburger-mania surrounding his campaign and live-streamed a visit to the fast-food chain on Saturday.

Packed with his supporters who briefly chanted his name, O'Rourke entered the Whataburger and ordered up a triple meat burger.

The hefty meal is a cheeky reference to a statement made by the Ted Cruz campaign earlier this month comparing the El Paso Democrat to "a Triple Meat Whataburger liberal who is out of touch with Texas values."

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O'Rourke's campaign staffers followed suit with an identical order, with one pointing to the burger and exclaiming, "It's a Beto!"

Outside the Whataburger, another viral moment unfolded when the Senate hopeful shredded the fast-food chain's parking lot with a skateboard.

Beto O’Rourke skateboarding in the Whataburger parking lot https://t.co/PE5fWLddnN pic.twitter.com/OTQUaOaxsE — Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) August 19, 2018

"Beto O'Rourke is on a skateboard in a Whataburger parking lot," said the campaign staffer filming the stunt. "I don't know if it gets more Beto [than this]."

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