Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to Eric Holder’s criticism over the handling of the coronavirus by asking Obama’s former attorney general three questions.
“Why did Governors in Arizona, Texas and Florida delay closing down, rush to reopen & politicize mask use? Idiocy & political gutlessness,” Holder tweeted. “Combined with Trump ineptitude this has led to unnecessary suffering that will only get worse over the next few weeks.”
He sent out his message along with a link to a Washington Post column by fake "conservative" Jennifer Rubin titled, "Here are the governors who hurt so many, so needlessly," with Abbott's face featured as the main image.
Why did Governors in Arizona, Texas and Florida delay closing down, rush to reopen & politicize mask use? Idiocy & political gutlessness. Combined with Trump ineptitude this has led to unnecessary suffering that will only get worse over the next few weeks. https://t.co/5SSxTs7PGu
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) July 7, 2020
“Eric—why is Texas tied for the lowest death rate of the 27 most affected states?" the Republican governor asked in response.
“Why have more Texans recovered from COVID than any other state & twice the number of New Yorkers?” was his second question.
Finally, the Texas governor wanted to know if he could answer why California is “spiking more than TX even though it shut down harder & longer than TX?”
Eric—why is Texas tied for the lowest death rate of the 27 most affected states?
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 7, 2020
Why have more Texans recovered from COVID than any other state & twice the number of New Yorkers?
Why is CA spiking more than TX even though it shut down harder & longer than TX? https://t.co/CsmUSpNPEr
Other conservatives jumped in to respond to the former AG.
Thankfully none of them showed up without a mask at a mass gathering of people, then tested positive themselves.
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) July 7, 2020
Thankfully none of them sent thousands of coronavirus virus patients to nursing homes. https://t.co/WEuLjTYQ9H pic.twitter.com/FPX9J9WUiD
I’ve seen Russian state-run media with more honest takes.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) July 7, 2020
Deaths per capita:
AZ- 25
TX- 9
FL- 17
Vs
NY- 166
NJ- 171
MA- 119
CT- 122 https://t.co/BQGiyolaMl
Now do New York, New Jersey and California...??
— Ava- I love my USA! ???? ?? (@WEdwarda) July 7, 2020
