Texas Gov. Greg Abbott encouraged Republicans Monday to vote for Donald Trump in order to deny Hillary Clinton the presidency, and predicted that Trump would win the general election vote in his home state.

“Donald Trump is going to win the state of Texas,” Abbott said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” despite Sen. Ted Cruz’s big victory in the primary there in March.

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