Abbott's 'frightened like a feeble squirrel' of Trump, GOP lawmaker says

In a rare move Tuesday night, a Republican state lawmaker attacked Gov. Greg Abbott for not taking a stand against President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy toward immigrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico illegally.

Under the policy, 2,000 migrant children have been separated from family and placed in shelters, sparking outrage nationwide.

“What is happening on the border tonight is an affront to humanity and to all that we as proud Americans hold dear,” state Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, told the American-Statesman in a text message Tuesday. “We are better than this. To watch our own governor remain silent in the face of this atrocity is an affront to all that we as Texans hold dear. As a member of the Texas Legislature, I am ashamed that my ‘so called’ leader is so controlled by his fealty to the president’s myopic vision of America that he is frightened like a feeble squirrel from taking action. It is time to act. NOW. Governor Abbott. Can you hear me?”

Villalba’s comments come after he sent the governor a letter Tuesday urging him to block any Texas funds from supporting Trump’s policy. Abbott did not respond publicly to the letter or to a request for comment from the Statesman on Tuesday.

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