Governor claims he was ‘misled’ about response to shooting

Governor Greg Abbott, who at a Wednesday news conference lauded the police response to the Texas school shooting, said on Friday that he was “misled,” and is “livid” (Michael Wyke/AP)

Governor Greg Abbott, who had lauded the police response to the Texas school shooting, said on Friday that he was “misled” and is “livid”.

In his earlier statements, Mr Abbott told reporters, he was repeating what he had been told. “The information that I was given turned out, in part, to be inaccurate,” he said.