Beto O'Rourke says his accusation against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is 'not hyperbole' (Spoiler: It is)

Doug P. | 5:31 PM on March 03, 2021

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced yesterday that he was ending Covid-19 related mandates in the state, and Democrats immediately and not unexpectedly slammed the decision. Beto O’Rourke is also among the Democrats being critical, except he claims Gov. Abbott is willingly letting people die for political gain:

.@BetoORourke on Texas dropping its mask mandate: “Not hyperbole” for me to accuse @GregAbbott_TX of intentionally “sacrificing the lives of our fellow Texans … for political gain” pic.twitter.com/DVP1kK84vZ

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 3, 2021

Beto works in his requisite “death cult” talking point: "It’s hard to escape the conclusion that it’s also a cult of death … You have folks literally upending civilization as we know it." pic.twitter.com/RSXlzZAbzh

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 3, 2021

Not hyperbole?

When they say “this isn’t hyperbole”, get ready for a tsunami of hyperbole. https://t.co/axrRUEBzb2

— Fuzzy Chimp (@fuzzychimpcom) March 3, 2021

It never fails.

Always on 11. https://t.co/cslReXfcpd

— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) March 3, 2021

That's the epitome of hyperbole.

— Ex-GOP Greg (@Flying59Vette) March 3, 2021

So sick of this line https://t.co/pIj41MUhYI

— Zachary Wood (@zachary_wood_) March 3, 2021

“The politician I disagree with is literally trying to kill everybody” has certainly run its course, not that people like O’Rourke are going to let it go.