Texas governor Greg Abbot has caught smoke on social media after falsely claiming South Africans are crossing into the US illegally amid the country's travel ban.
The restrictions apply to SA, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi.on Sunday, slammed the travel bans imposed by several countries.
“These restrictions are unjustified and unfairly discriminate against our country and our Southern African sister countries,” he said “The prohibition of travel is not informed by science, nor will it be effective in preventing the spread of this variant. The only thing the prohibition on travel will do is to further damage the economies of the affected countries and undermine their ability to respond to, and recover from, the pandemic.”
On social media, many slammed Abbott for his claims, saying they were fuelling conspiracy theories, while others suggested he get a quick geography lesson.
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