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Greg Abbott: “I signed a law that keeps those dangerous murderers where…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott holds a campaign in El Paso

Published | Video Starts at 18:46

More than 200 Texans were murdered by someone who had been previously arrested for murder and let out of jail by these socialist judges. And I said, we're going to put an end to that. And I signed a law that keeps those dangerous murderers where they belong. And that is behind our bars. Hey, and this is just like the other socialistic idea a couple of years before that. You guys are going to remember this. Do you remember the defund the police movement? (18:46–18:53)

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Asserts that a law was signed to keep dangerous murderers incarcerated.

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