O'Rourke blasts Abbott's border inspections as threat to economy after truckers block ports

Democrat Beto O’Rourke has seized on the trade stoppage at the state’s Southern border to blame Gov. Greg Abbott for hurting the state’s economy with what O’Rourke has labeled a “political stunt.'

Democrat Beto O’Rourke has seized on the trade stoppage at the state’s Southern border to blame Gov. Greg Abbott for hurting the state’s economy with what O’Rourke has labeled a “political stunt.”surfaced late Monday that Mexican commercial truck drivers had blocked ports in El Paso and Pharr, Texas — two of the country’s busiest — to protest increased wait times due to enhanced security measures Abbott ordered last week.

O’Rourke was flanked by Joe Arevalo and Polo Chow. Arevalo owns a warehouse and Chow is the owner of a commercial trucking company that serves Toyota, the campaign said. “I think that makes the case that Greg Abbott is good for Arizona but he’s very bad for the state of Texas,” O’Rourke said. “He’s hurting the state of Texas right now.”

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