As Texas COVID Cases Skyrocket, Pence Gushes over GOP Governor’s Response



Todd Neikirk is a New Jersey-based politics and technology writer.…
For the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the northeast, particularly New York City was the epicenter. That fact has dramatically changed. New York and New Jersey are seeing very few new cases while the virus surges in the Southwest portion of the country.

This includes Texas, which has seen an incredible rise since Memorial Day. Mike Pence was in the state Sunday to discuss the effects of the pandemic. The Vice President gushed over Governor Greg Abbott’s leadership in the time of the crisis.
Pence told the assembled supporters, “Working with your governor, we will put the health of the people of the Lone Star State first, and every single day we’ll continue to reclaim our freedom and our way of life, as each day we are one day closer to the day we put this pandemic in the past. And when we do, with this governor and this president, we’ll bring Texas and America back bigger and better than ever before.”
The Vice President then turned his attention to Abbott. “I want to commend the governor for your decisive action reopening this economy.”
"I want to commend the governor for your decisive action reopening this economy" — Pence lauds Greg Abbott for taking steps that contributed to state's huge coronavirus spike pic.twitter.com/CAPa9bdVjT
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 28, 2020
The Governor’s actions have been blamed by many for the surge in cases. Dr. Deborah Birx, also in Texas for the event basically alluded to this fact. “It was a very serious and safe opening plan, and you can see the impact of the opening plan and how it worked out.”
Dr. Birx just said this unironically in Texas as cases spike to record levels there: "It was a very serious and safe opening plan, and you can see the impact of the opening plan and how it worked out." pic.twitter.com/xHk6ifhcEJ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 28, 2020
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Todd Neikirk is a New Jersey-based politics and technology writer. His work has been featured in psfk.com, foxsports.com, and PoliticusUSA. An avid pet lover, he has been known to contribute to Pet Lifestyles Magazine. He enjoys sports, politics, technology, and spending time at the shore with his family.