Greg Abbott Snark-Tweets About Dallas Kicker And Gets It Kicked Back In His Face

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joked about beleaguered Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher on Sunday, prompting snide clapback from critics as Dallas misplaced to the host San Francisco 49ers in a divisional playoff sport.

Maher didn't make his fifth additional level of the postseason after lacking a document 4 in a row the earlier week. This one was blocked, however the try appeared off-target anyway.

Abbott determined to weigh in on Twitter. “I swear, I can kick pretty much as good because the Dallas Cowboys kicker,” quipped the state chief, who’s been utilizing a wheelchair since a tree fell on him in 1984.

I swear, I can kick pretty much as good because the Dallas Cowboys kicker.

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 23, 2023

Detractors break up the uprights with political mockery of Abbott, whose antiabortion legal guidelines and anti-immigrant stunts ― plus failure to maintain Texans heat in a 2021 winter storm ― offered loads of fodder.

I swear, I can kick pretty much as good because the Dallas Cowboys kicker.

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 23, 2023

Yeah...when that Winter storm hit, you kicked that energy proper off! pic.twitter.com/0Rq31ECxvz

— Tommy's Co-Employee (@TooDeepNot2Deep) January 23, 2023

Anxious in regards to the gridiron when you might want to be nervous in regards to the energy grid

— DJ Hella Yella 🏁 (@djhellayella) January 23, 2023

The kicker for the Cowboys wouldn't ship harmless individuals in busses to cities with temperatures under zero

— pugmom1959🇺🇸🏳️🌈💪👅🐈🐧🐼🐨📷 (@pugmom1959) January 23, 2023

Properly, how about you do this as an alternative of being governor. I might get behind that.

— An American Wookiee in Washington (@Raytown_12) January 23, 2023

Nice, are you able to be a greater governor as an alternative of specializing in being a comic

— skinny little missy (@_jomckinney) January 23, 2023

The kicker would make a greater Governor, so perhaps think about a swap?

— Bridget (@bridgetthemc) January 23, 2023

You're wonderful at letting a whole lot of hundreds of Texans get kicked off Medicaid. So there may be that

— Scream the Fact 🇺🇸 (@Merry_Hippie) January 23, 2023

In additional vital information... pic.twitter.com/pKc4QfbxyA

— Darkish Brandon's Auntie Fa 💙 (@deejaydee) January 23, 2023

No, you ship human beings — unhappy, struggling human beings together with girls, youngsters and even infants — clear throughout the nation into the useless of the winter as in the event that they have been mere cattle. You even have the audacity to brag/giggle about your journey with malicious glee. A Catholic?😢

— Babu Thomas (@babuthomas100) January 23, 2023

Yeah...when that Winter storm hit, you kicked that energy proper off! pic.twitter.com/0Rq31ECxvz

— Tommy's Co-Employee (@TooDeepNot2Deep) January 23, 2023