Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick hit back against the ultra-liberal city of Portland after it attempted to ban travel to Texas in response to the state’s ‘heartbeat’ law which is designed to protect unborn life.
As The Hill reports:
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) on Monday slammed Portland, Ore., as a “dumpster fire” over the city’s planned boycott of Texas over a recently enacted abortion ban.
The Portland City Council will vote Wednesday on whether to ban trading goods and services with The Lone Star State and barring state employee business travel as well.
The ban would stay in effect until the state of Texas withdraws the abortion ban or it gets overturned in court.
It’s comical that Portland mayor @tedwheeler is worried about Texas when his city defunded the police and he had to ask citizens to “take back the city.”
Texas is solidly #prolife and Texans support law enforcement. Meanwhile, Portland is a dumpster fire and Texas is thriving. https://t.co/wJnuCE1B86
— Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) September 5, 2021
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Portland’s boycott comes as Texas has faced backlash over the abortion ban. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 last week to not take up an emergency challenge to block the bill.
Portland boycotting Texas is a complete joke. A city led by depraved officials allows lawlessness, putting their citizens in grave danger. A boycott will hurt them, not us. Texas’ economy is stronger than ever. We value babies and police, they don’t.
— Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) September 6, 2021
Patrick’s comments come as Texas is beginning to face increased pressure from the far-left over its decision to protect unborn life.
To be fair, it wasn’t all that difficult to come up with a comeback to Portland’s ridiculous threat. Then again, Patrick did do it in a more diplomatic way than most of us would have.
I have been purchasing and carrying Leatherman tools, which is headquartered in Portland, since the 1980’s. Even though I love these tools, I will have to think long and hard about ever buying another. From what I understand, Gerber and other pocket tools are also headquartered in Portland. It might be best if those companies made a move to another state, maybe Texas.
Yes, F Portland ABD THE WHOLE GODLESS WEST COAST!!!
Ah, but when liberals are not the majority, and don’t have their crowd to back them up, they don’t show much courage. Texas can handle it.
big mistake as they will bring their liberals with them
I agree! More companies should abandon Portland and Oregon and move to a Red State where they will be treated fairly and live in peace and harmony, unlike the total wasteland that some blue states have become.
“Yup” – Gary Cooper.
Portland is a lost cause. The clueless citizens of Portland stood by whilst their city was raped and burned and blood was spilled in the streets. They bought into the “peaceful protests” like good little sheep. I would think Texas would be glad that those from Portland will be barred from traveling there and doing business. God bless Texas!! Pro life forever!!
LISTEN UP….GOD is Against ABORTIONS. THERE Must Be ADOPTIONS instead of ABORTIONS. ANYONE Who Does SUCH THINGS Shall Be CONDEMNED. From SamuraiQueen. 😄😄😄
Texans you have a Portland like cancer growing in your great state. Drive it out of Austin and your universities. UTEP is a bastion of un American sentiment.
It’s EVERYWHERE! The Dumbing Down of America_____ which WILL spell her RUIN.
Yup. THANK YOU ALL YOU DUMBASS Immigrants!!! Sorry, it TRUE! You’ve Caused our Destruction with your Immoral, SICK Bullshit!
Good we do not need there Poly ticks here. (Ploy = many ; Ticks = blood sucking parasite)
Let them ban the people in Portland from coming to Texas. Then they can stay there and complain and tell someone else to Jiggle the handle while they go down the toilet.
It is up to the State of Texas to boycott Portland.
Texas is a great state, with an awesome governor, good politics, and thriving.
Austin and Huston are basically you know what holes.
I can’t imagine what Portland can give TX that it doesn’t already have???
People moving to TX. Be warned!!!!
If you’re from a blue state, leave your stupid politics behind. If you’re leaving because you don’t like what you have, say CA, then change your ways or don’t invade TX. I’m not from there, but cringe at the thought of it going blue.
Stay strong Texas.
The Creeping, FATAL tide of Socialism.
DAMNED BAD TIME for the beloved UNited States of America. AOC and ALL of her ilk are CANCER.
I agree completely.
I just looked up the manufacturing that goes on in Oregon. Some interesting things are listed. Tillamook Cheese, Kettle Chips, Tortilla Chips, Letterman Tools, etc. Looks like it won’t be hard to bite that hand that wants to punish Texas for our Heart Beat bill. I’m not sure why we have decided to punish our fellow citizens. Two people wil NEVER agree on everything.
Texas does not want anything to do with oregon
God bless Texas. There is nothing good about Portland, Oregon or the entire state for that matter. I have friends who live along the coast and will have nothing to do with Portland. I will not take my family for a vacation in Oregon for any reason whatsoever. High time the residents rose up and crushed red vermin.
Yup, BEAUTIFUL part of the country, but NOT when you Know and UNDERSTAND just WHO lives there. Damned SHAME, Squared.
Hate to say it____ but we NEED that Fault to HAPPEN and tip the Whole DAMNED Left coast into the “big drink”.
Not really! The SHEEPLE coast is far gone, for sure. But the eastern part of Oregon wants to secede from the state and join: IDAHO! Please don’t condemn the whole state.
GOOD, WE don’t need Portland, Texas take it a step further and Quit send goods and services to OREGON
I am a native Oregonian and there are loads of us here in Oregon who hate Portland. Portland is a cesspool of liberal baby murderers! The State of Oregon has been ruined forever by the lunatic liberal, woke, democrat, baby murdering, cesspool lovers. It is all beyond disgusting!
I remember back in the 1970s and 80’s when the then governor of oregon put up huge billboards at the state line they didn’t want you to come to their state now I don’t think anyone wants to go to oregon with the creeps they have running it
The wheels have come off of Ted Wheeler and his wagon a long time back and his wagon is just sitting the without wheels looking like a dumpster on fire.
What violation of our Constitution will the zero IQ liberals dream up next….. party approved and issued IQ cards…. with check points every half-mile?
Don’t mess with Texas…
WHO NEEDS PORTLAND WHEN WE HAVE A BIGGER STATE IN THE SOUTH WITH BETTER ATTITUDES–
DemocRATS are a cancer!