Not only is his response completely devoid of sympathy, it's a complete failure in logic. (via MaddowBlog)
The bodies of at least 46 people were initially found in the tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, officials said. Sixteen others, including four children, were hospitalized, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said. On Tuesday morning, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the death toll had risen to 50. He said 22 of the dead were Mexican nationals, while seven were from Guatemala and two from Honduras.
In other words, if there were an open border, the migrants would’ve taken advantage of that, rather than put their lives at risk. They wouldn’t have paid smugglers to pack them into a container. The tragic story serves as a reminder that Abbott’s principal talking point isn’t true, even as he brings attention to the evidence that discredits his own claim.
But even putting these relevant details aside, think about the perspective of a politician who learns of the deaths of dozens of human beings, and immediately responds, not with condolences, but with cheap and deceptive rhetoric intended to shift the blame to a White House.
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