VIDEO: See Which Texan Just Rejected Obamas Handshake According to recent reports, Rick Perry, Texas Governor, has refused Obamas offer to shake hands when he arrives in Austin today. I appreciate the offer to greet you at Austin-Bergstrom Airport, but a quick handshake on the tarmac will not allow for a thoughtful discussion regarding the humanitarian and national security crises enveloping the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, Perry wrote in a letter to Obama, according to reports. I would instead offer to meet with you at any time during your visit to Texas for a substantive meeting to discuss this critical issue. Perry, of course, is referencing the record number of illegal immigrant children who have been crossing the border in the past few months, after rumors spread that they would be allowed to stay. This is not the first time Perry has publicly criticized Obama and the administration for their lack of action. I have to believe that when you do not respond in any way, that you are either inept, or you have some ulterior motive of which you are functioning from, he told ABCs This Week. 