Article snippet: MORE on Monday knocked Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman and potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, as the two men held competing rallies in the border city of El Paso, Texas. Trump traveled to the Lone Star State to make his case for a border wall. But he appeared just as interested in countering O’Rourke, who staged his own demonstration against the president’s immigration policies that reportedly drew thousands of people just blocks away from Trump’s event.“He challenged us,” the president said, claiming he drew a larger crowd than O’Rourke in the former congressman's own hometown. “Not good,” Trump added. “I would say that may be the end of his presidential bid.” The dueling events served as a preview of the 2020 election, which will feature an intense battle between Trump and Democrats over their agendas and personalities. Trump made clear he plans to make immigration a front-and-center issue, even though that strategy produced mixed results in the 2018 midterms, and O’Rourke was eager to hit back. "With the eyes of the country upon us, all of you together are going to make our stand in one of the safest cities in the United States of America,” the Texas Democrat said at his rally on Monday night. “Safe not because of walls but in spite of walls.” But Trump told his supporters he plans to go ahead and build a border wall regardless of whether Congress gives him the funds necessary to do so. “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyw... Link to the full article to read more