Psaki shoots down Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pledge to 'eliminate all rapists,' saying 'there has n

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never in history' been a leader who's been able to do so

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday dismissed Gov. Greg Abbott's vow to "eliminate all rapists" amid criticism of Texas' new law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest.

"If Governor Abbott has a means of eliminating all rapists or all rape from the United States, then there'd be bipartisan support for that," Psaki told reporters during a White House press conference. But "there has never in history of the country and the world been any leader who's ever been able to eliminate rape, eliminate rapists from our streets."

Psaki reacted to comments Abbott made on Tuesday in Texas, when he was asked by a reporter: "Why force a rape or incest victim to carry a pregnancy to term?"

The governor responded that rape victims are given "at least six weeks" to get an abortion and pledged that "Texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas by aggressively going out and arresting them and prosecuting them and getting them off the streets."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/psaki-shoots-down-texas-gov-202553987.html

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Texas government is so stupid.

2nd largest state and these moron's control your lives? Get your house in order, Texas.

[bamagal62]

3. What a complete idiot.

[Captain Zero]

7. Texas govt. Couldn't keep lights on last winter

The rapists had plenty of dark nights available to them.

[rownesheck]

9. We're too lazy to vote out here.

That, and we have a bunch of religious nutjobs, hillbillies, and domestic terrorists. The state is too big and has too many sparsely populated areas. Oh, and don't forget the disgusting Texas a&m "university".

[tanyev]

2. A lot of rapists are already in women's lives, Governor.

They’re in women’s homes, schools, places of work and places of worship. They’re not prowling the streets, waiting for an unfortunate stranger who’s all alone, to wander into their path. Feels like Abbott is only one or two press conferences away from using the phrase “legitimate rape”.

[chillfactor]

4. Is Abbott TOO STUPID

to realize that a rapist isn't a rapist until they rape a woman? Damage done.

[walkingman]

5. Yes he is.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Another day. Another #PsakiBomb.

Link to tweet

[PurgedVoter]

8. Why would Abbott try to eliminate his base?

Seriously do we really think that Abbot is going to go after young Republican frat boys that really, really like beer? It's just a lie. Conservative judges have always said they were strong on crime but when the son of a wealthy conservative is up on rape charges the argument always changes to not wanting to ruin a young boy's life. If Abbot really went after rapists, he would lose all conservative support in a week.

[Tom Rinaldo]

10. Abbott admitted that he has knowingly let rapists run amuck in Texas for three years

That's how long he has been Governor. If he has the ability to "eliminate all rapists" now, why the hell did he allow rape to go on this long rather than stopping it when he first took office?