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Texas Guv Denigrates Shooting Victims as ‘Illegal Immigrants’

‘OUR HEARTS GO OUT’

Gov. Greg Abbott made the characterization in a statement announcing a $50,000 reward for information on the gunman, who remained at large on Sunday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Jon Herskovitz/Reuters

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) did not miss an opportunity to label the victims of his state’s most recent high-profile shooting “illegal immigrants,” making the tone-deaf characterization in a statement on Sunday.

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