Here’s the latest on Gov. Abbott’s 3rd degree burns

by The Right Scoop

Last Thursday, before the Dallas police shootings, Gov. Abbott was somehow scalded with hot water on his lower legs and feet, leaving 2nd and 3rd degree burns.

He’s since been getting treatment for his burns, but made time to do a press conference on the police shootings while not disclosing his injuries. Abbott didn’t want to distract from the shootings.

6 ABC – Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas sustained “extensive second- and third-degree burns” on both legs below the knees and both feet – and may miss next week’s Republican National Convention as a result, his office said Sunday.

Spokesman Matt Hirsch said Abbott was with his family in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Thursday when he was scalded in an accident involving hot water. He declined to provide further details.

The governor was treated for several hours at nearby St. John’s Medical Center. As he was being released, a top aide called from Texas to say a gunman had opened fire in downtown Dallas – an attack that killed five police officers and wounded seven others.

“His first words to us were, ‘I’ve got to come back,'” Hirsch said.

Abbott held a press conference in Dallas on Friday, but didn’t disclose being burned. Hirsch said that his legs were wrapped at the time, but that wasn’t evident since they were covered by his pants.

The only hint anything was wrong, Hirsch said, was that the governor was wearing orthopedic shoes that his staff purchased that morning – rather than the dress shoes or boots he usually dons in public.

Here’s the latest:

Hirsch said surgery won’t be required immediately, but that Abbott was heading to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio on Monday afternoon to see specialists. He continues to get his legs wrapped daily and should be required to do so for two or three weeks, Hirsch said.

The governor is chairman of Texas’ delegation to the Republican convention in Cleveland, which begins July 18. But Hirsch said he may now not make the trip, calling a decision about Abbott’s attendance “day-to-day.”

We too hope he gets well quickly and is able to lead the Texas delegation at the convention.


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