Former President Donald Trump is weighing in on the border standoff between Texas and the federal government.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “When I was President, we had the most secure Border in History. Joe Biden has surrendered our Border, and is aiding and abetting a massive Invasion of millions of Illegal Migrants into the United States.”
“Instead of fighting to protect our Country from this onslaught, Biden is, unbelievably, fighting to tie the hands of Governor Abbott and the State of Texas, so that the Invasion continues unchecked. In the face of this National Security, Public Safety, and Public Health Catastrophe, Texas has rightly invoked the Invasion Clause of the Constitution, and must be given full support to repel the Invasion,” conitnued.
He went on to urge other states to send National Guard troops to the border in Texas:
“We encourage all willing States to deploy their guards to Texas to prevent the entry of Illegals, and to remove them back across the Border. All Americans should support the commonsense measures by Texas authorities to protect the Safety, Security, and Sovereignty of Texas, and of the American people.”
JUST IN: Donald Trump is calling on all willing states to send their national guards to the state of Texas to help defend the southern border.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 25, 2024
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The announcement comes as Republican governors are rallying behind Texas against President Joe Biden.
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Finally, Trump said, “When I am President, on Day One, instead of fighting Texas, I will work hand in hand with Governor Abbott and other Border States to Stop the Invasion, Seal the Border, and Rapidly Begin the Largest Domestic Deportation Operation in History. Those Biden has let in should not get comfortable because they will be going home.”
His comment comes as 25 Republican governors have expressed support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) as tensions simmer with the federal government over the U.S.-Mexico border.
The governors signed onto a statement Republican Governors Association (RGA) which accused the Biden administration of leaving “Americans and our country completely vulnerable to unprecedented illegal immigration pouring across the Southern border.”
“Instead of upholding the rule of law and securing the border, the Biden Administration has attacked and sued Texas for stepping up to protect American citizens from historic levels of illegal immigrants, deadly drugs like fentanyl, and terrorists entering our country,” the statement continued.
Finally, it concluded, “We stand in solidarity with our fellow Governor, Greg Abbott, and the State of Texas in utilizing every tool and strategy, including razor wire fences, to secure the border. We do it in part because the Biden Administration is refusing to enforce immigration laws already on the books and is illegally allowing mass parole across America of migrants who entered our country illegally.”
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled the federal government could remove razor wire fencing put up by Texas along a 30-mile stretch of land near the border.
In a statement after that ruling, Abbott accused Biden of breaking the compact between states and the federal government by failing to secure the border. He also labeled the wave of illegal migration an invasion, which he said gives him the authority to “defend and protect” Texas.
“That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary. The Texas National Guard, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and other Texas personnel are acting on that authority, as well as state law, to secure the Texas border,” Abbott added.
