Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former President Donald Trump are expressing support for Texas in its dispute with the Biden administration over border control.
Kennedy tweeted that a country without borders is not a country, affirming Texas’s right to defend its borders. Trump, the GOP frontrunner for 2024, praised Texas‘s “commonsense measures” and pledged to collaborate with Gov. Abbott on sealing the border and initiating a large-scale deportation operation.
Texas is right. Biden’s failure to secure the border leaves states no choice but to take matters into their own hands. As President, I will end this humanitarian crisis once and for all. I will secure the border and destroy the business model of the drug cartels. A country… https://t.co/TbuHx9ghUE
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) January 25, 2024
Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana blamed President Biden’s border policies for wreaking havoc across the country.
Pres. Biden’s failed border policies have wreaked havoc in every corner of our country, including Louisiana.
According to one estimate, Louisianians pay an additional $4,613 PER illegal migrant—that’s about $604 MILLION per year—in state taxes because of illegal immigration. pic.twitter.com/E1206yKYoB
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) January 25, 2024
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin accused the Biden administration of neglecting border security and expressed support for Texas’s constitutional right to defend itself. Over two dozen Republican governors released a joint statement criticizing the Biden administration for its handling of the border crisis, accusing it of leaving Americans vulnerable to unprecedented illegal immigration.
The Biden Administration continues to refuse to secure the border. Virginia supports @GregAbbott_TX and Texas’ constitutional right to defend itself. https://t.co/vCbd22DKK3
— Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) January 25, 2024
The statement emphasizes solidarity with Gov. Abbott and Texas, endorsing the use of razor wire fences to secure the border. It criticizes the Biden administration for not enforcing existing immigration laws and permitting mass parole of migrants who entered the country illegally.
The razor wire fencing in Texas, implemented by Gov. Abbott in Eagle Pass, has become a visible measure to deter migrants.
Texas seized control of a park near the border, prompting a feud with the Biden administration, which demanded access to the park in a letter from the Department of Homeland Security.
The Supreme Court‘s recent decision allowed Border Patrol officials to remove razor wire near Eagle Pass.
