Former Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke called Texas Republicans a “death cult” because of the party’s response to the coronavirus.

The former congressman acknowledged that Gov. Greg Abbott has implemented statewide coronavirus orders, including a mandate requiring the use of masks, but he expressed outrage over how the Republican would not allow municipal governments to implement their own stay-at-home orders as new coronavirus cases spike in the state.

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