Texas GOP Chair Lt. Col. Allen West Challenges Reporter at Press Conference to Do 30 Pushups
On 5/6/21 at 11:25 PM EDT
Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West, a 60-year-old former Army lieutenant colonel, did 30 pushups at a press conference outside the state capitol on Wednesday. The pushups occurred near the end of the event, which was to discuss the state s new abortion and anti-transgender bills.
West initially challenged a CBS Austin reporter who showed up late to the event to do 30 pushups in order to make up for his tardiness. After the journalist declined, West did the pushups himself. The crowd counted along and then cheered after he completed them in roughly 22 seconds.
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Texas Democrats Turn Down Resignation of Chair Who Called Sen. Tim Scott a Racial Slur
A Democrat state official in Texas offered to resign over a racial slur he used a racial slur to describe Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), one of a handful of black U.S. senators, but Democrats in the state rejected the offer.
Representatives of the Lamar County, Texas Democratic Party met to consider the resignation of Gary O’Connor, the party chair, the party said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times.
“Our local Democrats have taken the last few days to reflect upon this incident. After much discussion especially among our local Black Democrats we chose not to accept Mr. O’Connor’s resignation. Mr. O’Connor has written a public letter of apology to Sen. Tim Scott, and Lamar County Democrats join him in this apology,” the party added.
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A proposal for constitutional carry is scheduled to be considered by a newly formed Senate committee on Thursday. The committee, formed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is made up of five Republicans and two Democrats and will aim to study the bill and issues around the proposal further in an attempt to garner the votes needed to move the legislation along, according to NBC 5 of Dallas-Fort Worth. Patrick will also meet with law enforcement, gun rights advocates, and other lawmakers on the issue.
If approved, the bill would allow anyone over 21 who has passed a background check, and is eligible to carry a handgun, to do so without a license or training, which is required under current state law.