Abbot's decision to be out of the country on a economic development mission drew comparisons to Ted Cruz's infamous Cancun vacation during a 2021 winter storm.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is facing criticism for being on an overseas trip as Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the state.Abbott is currently on a week-long economic development mission to Asia, meeting business leaders and government officials in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, leaving Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick in charge of the state's hurricane response. The decision left some social media users angered, and drew comparisons to Texas Sen.
Despite Abbott's assurances of ongoing communication with state officials, his decision to go ahead with a foreign trip when a hurricane was forecast to hit the state sparked backlash on social media.California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell expressed outrage on X: 'My family in Texas are about to be slammed by #HurricaneBeryl. And shocker!... Governor @GregAbott_TX is out of the country.
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