Greg Abbott DITCHES Texas Residents In Catastrophic Decision

Texas Governor Greg Abbott leaves residents of his own state out to dry during Hurricane Beryl and continued to be out of state to go to RNC activities, while not tackling natural disaster consequences as millions of people were left without power in scorching heat. Yasmin Kahn and Adrienne Lawrence break it down on The Damage Report.

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"Under scrutiny for spending the duration of Hurricane Beryl 8,000 miles away on an economic development trip to Asia, Gov. Greg Abbott is defiant — insisting his absence did nothing to hinder Texas’ disaster response.

The governor and his aides say they were in constant communication with emergency leaders and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who assumed the role of acting governor and will briefly do so again this week when Abbott departs for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. They insist state officials met every local need that arose, requested federal aid without delay and ran a well-oiled machine — seasoned by past storms like Hurricane Harvey.

Still, Abbott’s absence prompted a wave of unflattering headlines and editorials blasting his trip, and Texas Democrats are now calling for the governor to skip the convention, rather than “jetting off to applaud Donald Trump while Texans are still suffering” from power outages and property damage."

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[keithcarper]

Abbotts allegiance is to Trump and the wealthy, not to Texans.

[ericbingham-kumpfcomposer]

Abbott cares about no one except for those that contribute to him.

[merrymartin]

Abbott has never served anyone in Texas but the rich and powerful

[richardszablewski]

Someone should ask Greg, what did you do with the money that was given to you from the Federal Government for the Hurricane victims. And show us the paperwork how that money was spent.

[tonyarichards]

Texas hasn’t been worth shit since Ann Richards left office.
I lived in Dallas/Ennis for 13 years.
I got the fuck out.

[WillieGrace-ol]

You get what you vote for. He's not for the people of his state, he's bought and paid for by corporations that run the state

[GameChanger]

He got millions for his accident and when he became governor passed a law so that others cannot get as much as he did.

[Flonet]

Didn’t he campaign on fixing the grid? Now he want to blame Centerpoint. Abbott is part of the problem

[LookBULeap]

I’d like to see Abbott, Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton all behind bars. They don’t do anything to strengthen the power grid in Texas and people are dead.

[jdbyerly]

He wont even take a meeting w disability groups. One has been trying for 2 years. Its disgusting

[Argentx]

Abbott is the dumpster fire of the year

[guitar_player_bernie]

Him and Ted both... leaving their constituents. They don't care about them.

[solarflares]

2 million Houstonians had no electricity for days in 90+ degree weather with 2mph “wind” and high humidity - dangerous even throughout the night.

[johnconner]

I grew up in TX and came back after serving overseas and completing my MSEE at Texas Tech, and worked in TX as an engineer for as long as I could stand it. But ultimately I had to leave. The setup there is for a wasteland of ignorance and climate change will only amplify the misery in that state. Hopefully the Texans that live there now will vote to fix so much that is broken.

[wwinston]

Fun Fact to GOOGLE: whilst attending UT, future Gov. Greg Abbott was once voted: "Most Likely To Be Punched Out Of His Own Wheelchair"

[saradavis]

You're too young to remember Anne Richards but that woman was phenomenal for Texas! Its heartbreaking how far Texas has fallen under white Republican men! It's time for change!

[sophisticatedlady]

On point! That is exactly what I said when I saw him at the RNC. He completely abandoned Texas. You all keep voting for this man in.. WAKE UP

[jstone]

Leaving citizens in their time of need.
A coward.

[kentstallard]

You'd think that a man confined to a wheelchair would possess some empathy and compassion.

Nope...

[jodiwellner]

Angry Houstonian here. Leaving the state because of people like him and who vote for him. I am done with their BS