Video posted to social media confirmed rally-goers boo Texas Governor Greg Abbott as he took the stage at former President Donald Trump's rally Saturday night time.

Abbott, who has served as Texas' governor since 2015, aligned himself with the previous president, enacting a number of conservative insurance policies in Texas all through his tenure and receiving Trump's endorsement for his re-election later this yr.

However that did not cease some Trump supporters from booing the governor as he was introduced as a speaker throughout the Texas rally. A number of attendees could possibly be heard lobbing insults on the governor, together with "Abbott sucks" and "You are a RINO," referring to the phrase "Republican in identify solely."

Throughout his remarks, Abbott repeatedly name-dropped Trump as some within the crowd continued booing, prompting Democrats and Republicans to troll him on social media.

"Greg Abbott realizes that the one method to hold the MAGA crowd from booing him is to simply hold saying, 'Donald J. Trump' time and again. So he does," wrote legal professional Rob Filipkowski.

"It was very awkward," Katrina Pierson—a spokesperson for Trump's 2016 marketing campaign—wrote.

Trump endorsed Abbott final June, praising him as a "fighter and an important governor for the unimaginable individuals of Texas."

Regardless of Trump's help, Abbott's opponents within the GOP main have accused him of not being sufficiently conservative. He faces challengers from the state GOP's former chair Allen West and ex-State Senator Don Huffines.

Whereas talking on the Conservative Political Motion Convention in July 2021, Huffines accused Abbott of being a "RINO" who didn't adequately reply to frame crossings.

"We do not have a Donald Trump as governor. We do not have a Ron DeSantis as governor. We do not have a William B. Travis as governor. Sadly we have a profession politician that is a political windsock, a RINO," he stated.

In the meantime, West has condemned Abbott's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing him of being too "heavy-handed."

"We're not a constitutional monarchy. We aren't to be dominated. We're alleged to be ruled," West instructed WFAA in September 2020. "And so I'm very involved after we proceed to see a litany of govt orders, mandates, decrees, and edicts which might be handed down and so they're not introduced by way of the legislative course of."

Greg Abbott booed by Trump crowd
Greg Abbott, above, obtained boos from some viewers members at former President Donald Trump’s Texas rally on Saturday.Brandon Bell/Getty Photographs

Regardless of the criticism from some on the appropriate, Abbott nonetheless stays the favourite within the election, in keeping with a brand new ballot launched Sunday. The Dallas Morning Information-College of Texas Tyler ballot discovered Abbott main with 59 % of the vote. West solely obtained six %, whereas Huffines obtained 4 %.

In the meantime, Abbott additionally stays the favourite within the common election, the place he's anticipated to face off towards Democrat Beto O'Rourke, in keeping with the ballot. O'Rourke, a former congressman representing El Paso, trailed him by 11 factors.

Newsweek reached out to Abbott's workplace for remark Sunday afternoon. This story will probably be up to date with any response.