Abbott blinks

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Why Gov. Abbott invoked the immigration status of shooting victims

Analysis by Philip Bump
National columnist
Updated May 1, 2023 at 2:45 p.m. EDT|Published May 1, 2023 at 11:26 a.m. EDT

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/01/abbott-texas-illegal-immigrants-shooting/

"SNIP.........

It might have taken eight years, but we now have Abbott’s response to Trump’s rhetoric about criminal immigrants. Jeb Bush seems clearly to have been wrong; Trump’s comments weren’t “way out of the mainstream of what most Republicans think.” Abbott, like Trump, understands that casting immigrants as dangerous is politically beneficial. Also like Trump, it’s not entirely clear whether he believes that they are.

Update: On Monday afternoon, Abbott’s office released a statement.

“[A]t least one of the victims may have been in the United States legally,” it read in part. “We regret if the information was incorrect and detracted from the important goal of finding and arresting the criminal."

“The true focus remains on catching this heinous criminal who killed five innocent people and bringing the full weight of Texas law against him,” it continued.

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[sanatanadharma]

1. Fixed it for the Abbott intern, either a bot or a butt

“The true focus remains bringing the full weight of Texas law down on this heinous criminal who killed five innocent people, armed by the full weight of Texas gun laws."

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2. Yup. No background check for the killer. But often no background

check for anyone who knows they won't pass it no matter their citizenship status. They still get guns.

[UTUSN]

4. Excellent

[Bucky]

3. I was confused, cause at first I thought you wrote "Abbott thinks"

And as a Texan I can assure you that doesn't happen very often

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5. Ha!

[czarjak]

6. Just a good-ol' Baylor Baptist boy keepin' the faith.