'[Abbott] just accidentally posted a satire article because he wants to hate on queer Texans and Garth Brooks so bad,' one congressman said in response. GregAbbott GarthBrooks Texas TexasPolitics LGBTQ LGBTQRights Homophobe BudLight
Over the weekend, social media users mocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his response toabout country music icon Garth Brooks being booed offstage during a Lone Star State performance.
“Go woke. Go broke,” Abbott tweeted, including a link to an article by Dunning-Kruger Times, which claimed that “patriots” booed Brooks offstage during his live performance at the 123rd annual Texas County Jamboree in the town of Hambriston. The website openly states that it's part of a network specializing in parody, satire and humor. Other recent joke stories posted on the site include"Biden says he'll debate anyone for $2 million" and"Anheuser Busch CEO admits the Bud Light Brand will never recover: 'We'll probably scrap it.'"
Shortly after sharing the fake news and his scolding of the country singer, the Republican governor deleted his tweet. However, his response was preserved online by Twitter users including Austin-San Antonio U.S. Rep. Greg Casar.just accidentally posted a satire article because he wants to hate on queer Texans and Garth Brooks so bad," tweeted Casar, a Democrat."The Texas Country Jamboree doesn’t exist. Hambriston, Texas is not real.
The Texas Country Jamboree doesn’t exist. Hambriston, Texas is not real. And the Governor is not fit to tweet, much less govern.
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