Texas governor compares Dallas Cowboys' defense to Texas border

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is under fire for sending an angry tweet on Sunday after the Cowboys loss to the New Orleans Saints.

In the tweet, he compares the Cowboy defense to the Texas border, which he describes as porous.

Twitter users jumped on the Texas governor's tweet because one of his campaign promises was to secure the Texas-Mexico border.

Many others responded with angry tweets. Here are a few:

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