Greg Abbott: “Wasn't that a fundamental failure of the federal…”

“I got updates at 7 o'. Clock. The first one I heard, and I've. Heard updates throughout the week, but not before 7 o' clock in the morning. Wasn't that a fundamental failure of the federal government's responsibility to keep us safe? Well, you know, my background is before I was in the secretary position here under the Trump administration, I was governor of South Dakota and served in Congress for eight years before I was governor.” (28:57–29:03)

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