On leaked call, Texas governor admits his reopen order will cost lives

BREAKING: As @GovAbbott reopens the state in the midst of a rising infection and death rate, leaked audio from a call with Texas Legislators reveals that he knows reopening puts more Texans at risk. #txlege pic.twitter.com/kTK4M8gpSY

- Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) May 5, 2020

On a leaked call with state lawmakers Texas governor Greg Abbott was heard saying he knows his decision to end the lockdown in his state will make the pandemic worse. "It's almost ipso facto," he told lawmakers, "the more that you have people out there the greater the possibility there is for transmission."

When it comes to abortion, Governor Greg Abbott says he's pro-life.

When it comes to actual people, not fetuses, he says he's willing to kill thousands.

- Max (@fatalmocking) May 5, 2020