Celebrities sounded off on social media about Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he plans to fully reopen the state amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Abbott issued an executive order that rescinds many of the state’s previous orders, allowing all businesses in the state to fully reopen and revoking the statewide mask mandate as of next Wednesday.
"I just announced Texas is OPEN 100%. EVERYTHING," he tweeted Tuesday. "I also ended the statewide mask mandate."
Although the governor cautioned in a press conference that the order does not mean that the coronavirus is no longer a concern in the state, he pointed to a number of positive statistics including the reduction in active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and the coming vaccinations as sufficient reason to reopen the state and end the mandate.
However, the viral tweet sparked immense interest from the Hollywood community with many celebrities taking to Twitter to mock the governor’s decision and warn of possible spikes in the coronavirus.
"Make no mistake. Texas and Mississippi opening back up to 100% will disproportionately impact and kill minorities, who comprise much of the essential work force bearing the brunt of this pandemic," wrote George Takei. "This is criminal, a racist death sentence for so m... (Read more)
Tweets mentioned:
https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1366846908480815106
https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/1366928604945334272
https://twitter.com/chelseahandler/status/1366890478348591107
https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/1366865003874185217
https://twitter.com/MJMcKean/status/1366846604913778689
https://twitter.com/birbigs/status/1366897068330131458
https://twitter.com/RoArquette/status/1366860365317869572
https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1366901562518491136
https://twitter.com/SteveHofstetter/status/1367120379311972353
https://twitter.com/BradleyWhitford/status/1366943165391925251
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