Former Texas Senator Don Heffens assaults governor Greg AbbottAt the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Saturday, his record also called the incumbent “RINO”.
Heffens challenged Abbott in the 2022 Republican governor primary. He seized the opportunity of his opponent’s absence to convince the more conservative voters in the party that he would become a better candidate to fight. Democratic Party.
“Where is Greg Abbott?” Heffens said. “Why is he not here? He is not here because he doesn’t want to face you.”
Abbott’s spokesperson Renae Eze defended the governor’s absence, saying he was “focused on working with the legislature to ensure the success of the special session,” according to reports Dallas Morning News.
On Saturday afternoon, Abbott hosted a border security briefing with the sheriff at the southern border at the State Capitol to promote the construction of the wall.The governor recently met with the former president Donald Trump, Who supported his third term re-election campaign to discuss securing the state’s border with Mexico.
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Despite this, Heffens still accused him of failing to adequately respond to the increase in the number of crossings. “Greg Abbott has been governor for six years. He could have secured the border six years ago or six months ago,” he said. “Why is the border insecure?”
Heffens continued: “We don’t have Donald Trump as governor, we don’t have Ron DeSantis As governor, we do not have William B. Travis as governor. Unfortunately, we have a professional politician, he is a political windsock, a RINO.
Candidates approved by Trump are rarely called RINOs—”Republicans In Name Only”-This is a derogatory term often used by former presidents to oppose political opponents in the party. Huffins, who campaigned under Trump’s “Texas First” slogan, is seeking to use grassroots conservatives to make early decisions on Abbott The frustration of lock-in was due to the pandemic and the state’s economic downturn last year.
“He made 3 million Texans unemployed and dependent on the government in one day. He closed our church on Easter, the holiest week of the year,” Heffens told CPAC. “Under my government, Texas will never turn blue.”
Abbott abolished the Texas mask regulations in March and increased its business capacity to 100%, a move that was criticized by the president Joe Biden As “Neanderthal Thought”.
Former Republican Congressman Alan West and political commentator Chad Prather also challenged Abbott, but the current governor, despite the increasingly complex campaigns, is still in good shape, with an astonishing 55 million in cash on hand U.S. dollars, Republicans have a high approval rating. voter.
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