#Neanderthal

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Texas made a "big mistake" by removing its statewide mask mandate and suggested the decision reflected "Neanderthal thinking." https://t.co/f5OsvQrt6x pic.twitter.com/gXAXFiSb9A

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) March 3, 2021

Gov. Absent washes his hands of the matter:

Abbott's office responded Wednesday afternoon, saying the he was "clear in telling Texans that COVID hasn’t ended, and that all Texans should follow medical advice and safe practices to continue containing COVID."

Yeah, I'm not even trying to be subtle about it.