Greg Abbott fires back at Joy Behar over ‘Sadist’ remark
Asher Notheis
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‘s office has issued a response to Joy Behar calling the governor “a Sadist,” calling Behar the definition of “delusional.”
Abbott’s office gave the response after Behar, one of the hosts of The View talk show, described the governor during Tuesday’s episode as “a Sadist,” which she described as a person who derives pleasure “from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.” She then went on to claim that Abbott signed a bill preventing construction workers from “the right to water breaks every four hours and time to rest in the shade.”
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“If you look up delusional in the dictionary, you would find a picture of Joy Behar,” Andrew Mahaleris, a spokesman for the governor’s office, told the Washington Examiner. “Ensuring the safety of Texans is a top priority as our state experiences high summer heat. This bill maintains the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standards to keep workers safe and will not inhibit people from taking water breaks.”
The bill in question that Behar discussed is House Bill 2127, which was signed by Abbott on June 14. Critics of the bill have stated that the bill will get rid of local rules requiring water breaks be given to construction workers, with cities like Austin and Dallas being required to give 10-minute breaks every four hours, according to a report.
The law will go into effect on Sept. 1.
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Amid criticism of the upcoming law, Abbott is facing a lawsuit from the Department of Justice, which is demanding that a floating barrier his government installed in the Rio Grande be removed. The department has demanded the Texas government remove the obstruction “at their own expense,” arguing such a move was illegal.
Abbott has said he plans to take the fight to the Supreme Court.