Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has pushed back against New York City Mayor Eric Adamsâ threat to send New Yorkers to campaign for Abbottâs opponent in the upcoming gubernatorial race.
Adams was responding to Abbottâs move to send busloads of illegal immigrants to New York City.
âI already called all of my friends in Texas and told them how to cast their vote, and I am deeply contemplating taking a busload of New Yorkers to go to Texas and do some good old-fashioned door knocking because, for the good of America, we have to get him out of office,â Adams said Tuesday during a press conference according to Fox News.
A representative of Abbottâs campaign responded to Adamsâ comments later Tuesday.
Campaign spokesperson Mark Miner told Fox News Digital, âBecause of high taxes, out-of-control crime, and poor leadership by the Mayor, people are volunteering to leave New York City without the Mayor asking.â
âIt looks like Mayor Adams has taken on the additional role of political director for Beto Oâ Rourke.â
According to The New York Post, Abbott also responded personally to the threat saying, âYou know, I kind of feel like Clint Eastwood. Go ahead, mayor. Make my day,â he said.
Abbott was harkening back to a 1983 movie, âSudden Impact,â where San Francisco detective âDirty Harry,â played by actor Clint Eastwood, was faced with a robber who was holding a coffee shop waitress at gunpoint.
The quote was also used by former President Ronald Reagan who famously used the phrase in 1985 when he threatened to veto âany tax increase that Congress might even think of sending up.â
Abbott continued his response to Adams saying there âcould hardly be anything betterâ for the Abbott campaign than for Democratic challenger Beto OâRourke to be âaided by a bunch of New Yorkers.â
âThat will not be viewed very positively by the state of Texas,â he said.
Abbottâs sentiments were echoed by similar responses on Twitter.
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The exchange came shortly before three more buses arrived in New York City on Wednesday morning with more illegal immigrants who crossed into Texas via Mexico.
According to Fox News, Texas has now sent thousands of migrants to Washington D.C., New York City, and other areas of the country.
