Chris Wallace Confronts Texas Gov. Over Making Voting 'Harder' for People of Color
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace confronted Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, over his support for restrictive new voting legislation in his state, suggesting that the bill was intended to "suppress" voters of color.
Hundreds of Texans opposed to the Republican-backed measure signed up to testify against the bill in a weekend hearing at the state Capitol, with many waiting more than 17 hours to make sure their voices were heard. During the Fox News Sunday interview, Wallace pressured Abbott over the controversial GOP bill, which has been largely pushed forward due to former President Donald Trump's false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of widespread voter fraud.
"Let me ask you about two other things the GOP bills would do," Wallace said, before putting the changes in a list on the screen. He pointed out that the legislation would ban 24-hour and drive-through voting. "Now, there was no allegation of fraud in either of those," he said.
Wallace then went on to explain that drive-through and 24-hour voting were successfully implemented in Harris County, Texas. "More than half of the voters who showed up [for these voting options] were people of color," he said.
"So, you say you want to make it easier to vote. That's going to make it harder to vote, and the question is, why make it harder for some Texans to vote unless the point is to suppress voting by people of color?" Wallace asked Abbott.
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