Governor Abbott says Trump 'truly blessed by the hand of God'

Governor Greg Abbott says the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was an "outrage." Abbott talked about the shooting while meeting with reporters about Hurricane Beryl Sunday in Houston.

"Trump is truly blessed by the hand of God, being able to evade being assassinated," Abbott said.

Abbott said he and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick have gotten to know Trump personally. He said Trump's first post online after the shooting to thank Secret Service and send condolences to the family of the man who was killed showed "the first thing Donald Trump thinks about is other people."

"There's no one in America who has the strength, physical, mental and emotional, to be able to stand up to that, to be able to respond to that, to be able to deal with all of that," Abbott said.

In addition to Trump being shot in the ear, someone in the crowd was killed while trying to protect his family, and another person in the crowd was hurt.

"This is not some game. This is not politics. A real human being lost their life, a family will never be able to see him again, so this is a sad and tragic day," Abbott said.

Abbott said attacks on public officials are becoming more common, citing the shooting of a Harris County sheriff's deputy last week.

"The attacks on public officials is an outrage," he said.

The Harris County Sheriff says a man pistol whipped an employee at a restaurant last Wednesday when his order was wrong. The suspect left the restaurant, and Deputy Fernando Esqueda spotted his car.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the suspect "ambushed" Esqueda and shot him several times. The suspect was arrested and charged with capital murder and aggravated assault.

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