As the situation in Texas continues to remain dire, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner joins Stephanie Ruhle to share what his city has been dealing with and how the lack of response from state leadership is affecting Texans. Aired on 02/19/2021.
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Houston Mayor Says Gov. Abbott Hasn’t Reached Out Since TX Crisis Started | Stephanie Ruhle | MSNBC
Oh, but he can sure tell everyone ELSE what to do! What a P.O.S. typical Republican GARBAGE.
Blue states poverty shootings homeless drug infected no jobs and stimulus heading to them
And blame the issues on the solar and water when the gas and coal wws down to and thats 80%
What about Cruz
@Paul Drusbasky
Lmaoooooo
Hilarious cumrade goleeeboi
At least use a different troll account chenkov
@Paul Drusbasky poorest states and highest crime states are red.
Gregg Abbott was quick to go on Fox to blame windmills for the state’s power failure when Texas runs 90% fossil fuel energy. Once he made his public appearance he felt his job was complete… Texas is filled with grotesquely incompetent leaders
@Jon Doe did they fail or were the offlined and left to freeze up
@Crystal Hazer: Sooner or later, here in You Tube, I wish it was more of a forum, especially if we could use photos and scans.
@Aylbdr Madison my wife is from Switzerland and she has educated me on these subjects. I appreciate your post because it sheds light on how dysfunctional America is becoming. Our leaders don’t take action when we we’re in need. They go on their public platforms and point fingers as if this is going to help. Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge
@Crystal Hazer that is a fact. The fossil fuel industry owns the Texas GOP
@Aaron Paul I know for a fact that Norway, Sweden and Finland have colder weather for month’s at a time and there’s don’t fail but somehow in a state that runs 90% fossil fuel the windmills fail…
It sounds like Abbott and Cruz are like 2 peas in the pod .
There like crap stuck to the bottom of your shoe.
@Chris Davis Lol
The Governor Abbott, the Lieutenant Governor, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, are all cut from the same thread. Only good for rich people, and don’t care about common folks.
@Kathrine Kerns Yup
Well yeah, they’re Republicans. There are some exceptions. But those are few and far between. Republicans are the scum of the earth.
An infrastructure does not just fail because of some bad weather. It takes several years of neglect before it finally fails. So don’t believe these corrupt politicians!
They decided not to winterize their equipment to save money. Republicans have always valued profit over people
Why I moved from Texas to Michigan. Texas is a failing state.
@Darby O’Shieles If they ignore progress and how to repair their disastrous failings this time, l do not hold out much hope for their power grid.
I was born in 1947 and raised in Wis. Not once did we go without heat or water. Now I live in Colorado, and never went without heat here either. Ice on roads is deiced, sanded or salted. The stores in Texas would have groceries on the shelves if they took care of their roads. Certainly, they have sand there to use on the roads!
Facts they knew about this in 2011..
The mayor of the fourth largest city in the US and our republican governor ignores him. What if Biden had ignored Abbott? How would the GOP react to that?
Puerto Rico anyone?
Because Houston is Blue!
@L.D. G As far as I can tell they’re not doing anything for the red areas either???
@newmove you’re right. They don’t care about poor & middle-class Reds either!
Great point
This is what happens when you put party and ideology over country and competence.
…and when you put profit over people.
Such a classy, caring Mayor avoiding any negative talk about liar Abbott as he pushes forward toward solutions to help suffering families.
The Mayor of Houston is the real patriot!.
Sadly the Word ‘Patriot’ is forever tarnished thanks to Trumpism.
The inept GOP doesn’t believe in effective Government and it shows! They only use it to line their own pockets….
VOTE them out!
Nice, positive, strategic with solutions, caring man. Thank You Mayor of Houston, you’re appreciated..
I disagree.
@B Vip What do you disagree with?
Get rid of Ted Cruz and you will be more productive during this crisis.
and that worthless governor
it’s nice to see someone that cares..bless him.
He doesn’t
Abbott governs just like Trump, “Screw them, they’re on their own.”
@BOXER zavala what about the millions of us who DIDN”T vote for them? We have to “live with it” too y’know.
@janeen harris 74 million is less than 27% of the 275 million voter aged Americans last November (it’s of course far less now after the 6th). That’s barely more than 1/4 and nowhere near 1/2 of America. At this point they are at best 1/5 of America. Besides that, last year the voter generation demographic changed, and by 2022 it will be a much larger difference. They cannot stop change, change is the only constant there is.
@BOXER zavala : I just bet you love all the *impending karma* the GQP is about to go through. lols
Also, typing in all caps is the equivalent of crying like a soiled baby (spoiled works too, but I meant to spell it without the p).
@janeen harris : We can take away their voting rights by convicting them of all the felonies they committed.
@Republicans are terrorists well you definitely need to head south of the border a hole
Bet the governors mansion is nice and warm.
Yea, David, there’s one if not two of the biggest generators eyes ever seen.
Of course he hasn’t. He’s provably busy shredding papers.
😂😂😂😂😂
Nice!!🤣🤣
Abbott doesn’t need Texans as much as he loves that oil money coming in.
Cha-ching!
Wait a minute. I thought members of the Republican Party in Texas were drafting up the necessary paperwork to begin the process of secession from the United States. You know……because trumps coup didn’t work? And now Abbott wants the President to declare Texas a state of emergency. Hmmm. Sounds like “socialism “ to me.
The Republican governor doesn’t call him because he is Democrat and black
🥵😥😱
Yup. He is a petty excuse of a Governor! Can’t wait to Vote him out!! I never wanted him in the first place!
i m not surprised he hasn’t talked with the governor, it’s disgraceful he’s worthless
THE GOVERNOR hasnt called you ???!!!! GOVERNOR IS AS BAD AS CRUZ
Notice how this mayor didn’t spend barely a breath of time talking about the incompetent Governor but got right back to talking about the effects on the poor and elderly. These are the kind of people we need to elect not the poodle abandoning Ted Cruz.
💯 % agree! I live in Texas!
Maybe this mayor need to run for governor
Beto O’ Rourke for Governor 2022!
Houston the largest city in texas and the governor has not even talked to the mayor of it,smh
THIS is leadership.
Mayor Turner helping his citizens, not grandstanding or escaping to sunnier climes.
First class…