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Abbott Offers Beer, Mocks TMZ Reporter's Gluten-Free Claim
Texas governor jokes with TMZ reporter after he claims he can't drink beer due to gluten sensitivity.
In brief
Texas governor jokes with TMZ reporter after he claims he can't drink beer due to gluten sensitivity. Texas Governor Greg Abbott humorously dismissed TMZ reporter Jacob Wasserman from Texas after he refused a beer, saying he avoids gluten. Originally reported by Dallas Express.
Abbott offers beer
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a Shiner Bock bottle for TMZ reporter Jacob Wasserman at the Governor's Mansion in Austin.
Wasserman claims gluten sensitivity
TMZ's Washington managing editor Jacob Wasserman told Abbott he avoids gluten and could not drink beer.
Abbott jokes about dismissal
Abbott joked that Wasserman was 'dismissed from Texas' after he refused the beer.
“You're dismissed from Texas”
Wasserman drinks beer
Wasserman eventually drank the Shiner Bock beer after Abbott's joke.
The takeaway
Texas Governor Greg Abbott humorously dismissed TMZ reporter Jacob Wasserman from Texas after he refused a beer, saying he avoids gluten.
