Greg Abbott — Jul 8, 2025

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At a Jul. 8, 2025 news conference in Hunt, TX (after an aerial tour of the Hill Country flood damage), Abbott dismissed questions about accountability: "You asked and I'm going to use your words, 'Who's to blame?' Know this, that's the word choice of losers." He then turned to football: "Every football team makes mistakes. The losing teams are the ones trying to point out who's to blame. The championship teams are the ones who say, 'don't worry about it, man. We got this.'... The way winners talk is not to point fingers. They talk about solutions."

Codes

• Deflects Blame yes — Frames accountability questions as "the word choice of losers."
• Climate Connection no — No climate framing.