{"id":190300,"date":"2021-03-04T17:33:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=190300"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:33:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:33:24","slug":"third-gop-governor-responds-after-biden-calls-tx-ms-governors-neanderthal-thinkers-count-me-as-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-gop-governor-responds-after-biden-calls-tx-ms-governors-neanderthal-thinkers-count-me-as-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Third GOP Governor Responds After Biden Calls TX, MS Governors \u2018Neanderthal\u2019 Thinkers: \u2018Count Me As One\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthird-gop-governor-responds-after-biden-calls-tx-ms-governors-neanderthal-thinkers-count-me-as-one%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=190300&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Greg-Gianforte-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A third Republican governor responded to President Joe Biden\u2019s claim Wednesday that the governors of Texas and Mississippi were \u201cNeanderthal\u201d thinkers for reopening their states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf making data-driven decisions to reopen, loving freedom, and trying to get back to normal is what a Neanderthal would do, then well, I guess you can count me as one,\u201d Republican Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If making data-driven decisions to reopen, loving freedom, and trying to get back to normal is what a Neanderthal would do, then well, I guess you can count me as one. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TYmjMuoR8Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/TYmjMuoR8Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Greg Gianforte (@GovGianforte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovGianforte\/status\/1367290406304575489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a big mistake,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-mocks-texas-and-mississippi-for-reopening-dropping-mask-mandates-neanderthal-thinking\">said<\/a> in a response to a question about the two states. He later added, \u201cThe last thing, the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the mean time everything\u2019s fine, take off your mask,\u201d Biden continued. \u201cForget it. It\u2019s still matters. \u2026 And it\u2019s critical, critical, critical, critical that they follow the science. Wash your hands, hot water, do it frequently. Wear a mask and stay socially distance. And I know you all know that, I wish the heck some of our elected officials knew it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was the first to respond to Biden\u2019s remark, writing on Twitter: \u201cPresident Biden said allowing Mississippians to decide how to protect themselves is \u2018Neanderthal thinking.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMississippians don\u2019t need handlers,\u201d Reeves said. \u201cAs numbers drop, they can assess their choices and listen to experts. I guess I just think we should trust Americans, not insult them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Renae Eze, press secretary for Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, responded to Biden\u2019s remarks in a statement to The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Governor was clear in telling Texans that COVID hasn\u2019t ended, and that all Texans should follow medical advice and safe practices to continue containing COVID,\u201d Abbott\u2019s office said. \u201cThe fact is, Texas now has the tools and knowledge to combat COVID while also allowing Texans and small businesses to make their own decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear from the recoveries, the vaccinations, the reduced hospitalizations, and the safe practices that Texans are using, that state mandates are no longer needed,\u201d the statement added. \u201cWe must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans. The Governor\u2019s focus has been, and always will be, protecting the lives and livelihoods of Texans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbott later took a direct shot at Biden in response to recent news reports that the Biden administration had allegedly released some asylum-seekers into the U.S. who, after being released, tested for positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities,\u201d Abbott tweeted. \u201cThe Biden Admin. must IMMEDIATELY end this callous act that exposes Texans &#038; Americans to COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) fired back at Biden, mockingly calling him \u201cUniter-in-chief,\u201d while tweeting out a GIF of a Neanderthal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Uniter-in-chief. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lw4JXyvDuS\">https:\/\/t.co\/Lw4JXyvDuS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SyzYp7DwN6\">pic.twitter.com\/SyzYp7DwN6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1367195715659845637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) also took a shot at Biden, writing on Twitter: \u201cFreedom of choice for Americans: \u2018Neanderthal thinking.\u2019 Opening borders to illegal immigrants with COVID: \u2018compassion.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Freedom of choice for Americans: \u201cNeanderthal thinking\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opening borders to illegal immigrants with COVID: \u201ccompassion\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oyINxuAQVx\">https:\/\/t.co\/oyINxuAQVx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCrenshawTX\/status\/1367236122720501762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A third Republican governor responded to President Joe Biden\u2019s claim Wednesday that the governors of Texas and Mississippi were \u201cNeanderthal\u201d thinkers for reopening their states. \u201cIf making data-driven decisions to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274793,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Greg-Gianforte-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Third GOP Governor Responds After Biden Calls TX, MS Governors \u2018Neanderthal\u2019 Thinkers: \u2018Count Me As One\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Greg-Gianforte-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Third GOP Governor Responds After Biden Calls TX, MS Governors \u2018Neanderthal\u2019 Thinkers: \u2018Count Me As One\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}