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Texas Guv Falls for Satirical Garth Brooks Article Written by ‘Flagg Eagleton’

‘GO WOKE. GO BROKE.’

Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted out, then quickly deleted, a link to a story from “The Dunning-Kruger Times.”

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a rally.
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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

Breaking News Reporter

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