{"id":2001774,"date":"2023-08-15T19:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T23:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-tells-aussie-traveler-complaining-about-too-many-u-s-flags-to-go-back-to-australia\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T19:43:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T23:43:55","slug":"abbott-tells-aussie-traveler-complaining-about-too-many-u-s-flags-to-go-back-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-tells-aussie-traveler-complaining-about-too-many-u-s-flags-to-go-back-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott advises Aussie traveler bothered by &#8216;excessive U.S. flags&#8217; to return home."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fabbott-tells-aussie-traveler-complaining-about-too-many-u-s-flags-to-go-back-to-australia%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=2001774&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 class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference. \u200b(Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:36\u200d PM\u200d \u2013 Tuesday, August 15, \u200b2023<\/h2>\n<p>In reaction to a viral video that was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>, Governor \u2064Greg Abbott advised an Australian woman who complained about \u201ctoo many American \u2063flags\u201d in the U.S. to return to her home country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mia Chloe, also known as @meanderwithmia on the platform\u2064 TikTok, frequently\u2062 posts about \u201ctraveling the world on a\u2064 budget &#038;\u2062 no brain\u200b cells,\u201d according to her account bio. She had mentioned the number\u2063 of American flags she saw on her trip to the United States in a video released just a few days ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just going to say it. There are too many American flags.\u200b They\u2019re \u200con houses. They\u2019re on\u2064 cars. Some \u200bare on couch cushions,\u201d Chloe said. \u201cYou\u2019re the only country that I know \u2062that does this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to the \u2063woman\u2019s rant, \u2064Abbott (R-Texas) tweeted, \u201cGo back\u2062 to Australia,\u201d accompanied with \u200ceight American\u2064 flag emojis.\u200b Chloe boldly claimed that the only time she had seen an Australian\u200d flag was on the \u200brenowned Sydney Harbour Bridge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cCould not tell you \u200dwhat it\u200c looks like,\u201d she said. \u2062\u201cI \u200dknow it\u2019s\u200c blue and it\u2019s got some stars on it\u200c but I think\u200d I could draw the American flag from memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI think I could make a bloody sculpture out of it,\u201d she continued,\u200d now referencing the American flag.\u200b \u201cThat\u2019s\u2064 how \u200cmany times I\u2019ve seen it. It\u2019s\u2062 enough. Let\u2019s pull back on it, OK. Let\u2019s stay\u2062 humble.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In her other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-pays-6-1m-for-jan-6-evidence-database\/\" title=\"DOJ pays .1M for Jan. 6 evidence database\">social media videos<\/a>, Chloe claimed that American supermarkets and grocery stores are \u2063\u201ca trap.\u201d She mentioned how \u200cshe had walked inside a Walmart\u200d store and spent four hours shopping but \u200bonly purchased three items.<\/p>\n<p>In another video, she expressed disbelief and even sarcastically apologized to Midwest residents in the U.S.,\u200d declaring Kansas \u201cunlivable\u201d \u200bdue to\u2064 the weather.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m currently in Kansas,\u201d \u2063she posted in an \u2062Aug. 4 video. \u201cEven though it\u2019s blue \u2064skies\u2064 right now. \u200dGive\u2063 it an hour and it\u2019s going to be thunder storming, there\u2019s going to be lighting. You\u2019re\u2064 going to get stuck in a f****** hail shower.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abbott\u2019s\u2064 reaction and follow-up response regarding the opinionated TikToker received an influx of positive reactions and retweets from other social media\u200b users. The Texas governor\u2019s \u200bpatriotism was praised by both \u2062Americans and\u2063 even other \u2062Australians, who \u2064expressed embarrassment at the woman\u2019s \u201chot\u201d take, calling it \u201cembarrassing\u201d and \u201cimmature.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As an Aussie who just spent two weeks in Texas, I found the presence of the flags\u200c inspiring. I wish we had that\u200c kind of patriotism back home. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, these kids have no pride and respect for their \u2063country (or \u2064others). And I&#8217;ve seen a corresponding lack of courtesy and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Aussie Overlawd (@AussieOverLawd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AussieOverLawd\/status\/1691255584404951040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u2063 breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe\u200c here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Officials in Fulton County, GA say the \u201cfictitious\u201d indictment that\u200c appeared on the county\u2064 clerks website, \u200c\u00a0hours earlier was a \u2018sample working document\u2019. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Director of investigations\u2063 for Judicial \u200dWatch Chris Farrell tells One America News that\u200b Republican lawmakers already have sufficient evidence to move forward with impeaching\u200d President Biden<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Donald\u2063 Trump gives his\u200b sympathies to the people of Hawaii\u200c following the deadliest wildfires\u2063 the Aloha State has faced.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman Scott Perry tells One America News\u2063 that the Department of Justice has obstructed justice by blocking the Oversight Committee\u2019s\u2062 investigation of president Biden and his \u200dfamily.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Christopher Bing and \u2062Raphael Satter WASHINGTON\u2063 (Reuters) \u2013 Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said late on Monday the FBI had warned\u2026 \u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u2063VarunVyas Hebbalalu and Riddhima Talwani POCHAMPALLI, TAMIL NADU (Reuters) -Ola\u2063 Electric, India\u2019s\u2062 largest maker of\u2064 electric scooters, launched its most affordable\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Casey Hall\u200b SHANGHAI (Reuters) \u2013 Only a few months after beginning her\u200d career as a livestream sales \u2063host in January, Zhang\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Technology firm Sea\u200c Ltd signaled on Tuesday it will \u2063boost\u200c investments in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pres-trump-tees-off-on-georgia-indictment-sounds-rigged-to-me\/\" title=\"Trump questions Georgia indictment: 'Seems rigged!'\">core e-commerce business<\/a> \u200cwhich may\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded to an Australian woman&#8217;s complaint about &#8220;too many American flags&#8221; in the U.S. by suggesting she should return. 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