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70sEraVet

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4. Abbott wasted no time --- using the deaths for political purposes.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Tue Jun 28, 2022, 10:06 AM

Jun 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, blamed the incident on President Joe Biden's immigration policies.

"These deaths are on Biden," he said in a tweet. "They are a result of his deadly open border policies."

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Breaking - At least 50 immigrants found dead in tractor trailer in San Antonio [View all] mobeau69 Jun 2022 OP

And the wall would have stopped this how? Botany Jun 2022 #1

Horrific. Swede Jun 2022 #2

Let's hope they do! atreides1 Jun 2022 #3

Abbott wasted no time --- using the deaths for political purposes. 70sEraVet Jun 2022 #4

Why didn't Greg Abbott step up and stop it from occurring? TexasTowelie Jun 2022 #5

What a vile individual he is. There's a lot of that in the puke party. mobeau69 Jun 2022 #6

Of course Abbott says this is on Biden. Boomerproud Jun 2022 #7

That is horrifying. Jirel Jun 2022 #8