Texas governor skipping Republican convention
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Source: MSN
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) will not attend the scaled-back Republican National Convention in North Carolina, he said in a letter to GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
"It was an honor being selected to serve as Chair of the Texas Delegation for the 2020 Republican National Convention," Abbott wrote in a letter dated Friday and obtained by the Dallas Morning News. "However, as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, my top priority remains focused on protecting the health and safety of Texans."
"As such, my duties as governor will not permit me to attend the convention session in Charlotte," he added.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), chairman of President Trump's Texas reelection campaign, will lead the state's Republican delegation, Abbott said.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-governor-skipping-republican-convention/ar-BB17u0YB?li=BBnb7Kz
Of course, Dan Patrick who claimed that seniors are willing to die of COVID-19 for the economy will still go.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)LudwigPastorius
(8,944 posts)I guess Dan Patrick will just have to take one for the team.
I, and my 82-year-old mother, have no problem with that.
TexasTowelie
(111,313 posts)I don't have any qualms about either of them getting COVID-19 at the convention.
progree
(10,864 posts)Texas governor skipping Republican convention
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142552032
Hulk
(6,699 posts)Would like nothing better than to see this shit eating grin catch the bug.
applegrove
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Here is the earlier OP on this topic:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142552032