Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.
Greg Abbott embarrasses himself tweeting fake article slamming Garth Brooks
Country singer and LGBTQ ally Garth Brooks, left, and homophobic Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right Gregg Abbott obviously wants to get his share of the right-wing hate pie.
On Sunday, June 25, the Texas governor got on Twitter to share an article from the Dunning Kruger Times about how fans in the Hambriston, Texas, booed country music superstar Garth Brooks offstage because his Nashville bar sells Bud Light. “Garth Brooks Booed Off Stage at 123rd Annual Texas Country Jamboree,” Abbott crowed in his tweet. “Go woke.
Go Broke. Garth called his conservative fans. “assholes” Good job Texas.” But see, here’s the thing. It was all fake. The article was fake.
There is no “Hambriston, Texas.” There is no annual concert called the Texas Country Jamboree (much less the 123rd one). And Dunnng Kruger Times is “a satirical website that parodies a right-wing perspective on the news,” explains Matt Novak in an article for Forbes.
