UPDATE 4:17PM – The Republican Governors Association (RGA) has released an official tally of the GOP-led states offering support to Texas as it wages a battle with the Biden administration over the right to defend its borders.
The governors of 25 states issued a joint statement via the RGA Thursday declaring their willingness to back Texas amid the ongoing dispute.
Republican Governors Band Together, Issue Joint Statement Supporting Texas’ Constitutional Right to Self-Defense
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“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,” the joint statement reads. “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.”
“Signatories include: Governor Kay Ivey (AL), Governor Mike Dunleavy (AK), Governor Sarah Sanders (AR), Governor Ron DeSantis (FL), Governor Brian Kemp (GA), Governor Brad Little (ID), Governor Eric Holcomb (IN), Governor Kim Reynolds (IA), Governor Jeff Landry (LA), Governor Tate Reeves (MS), Governor Mike Parson (MO), Governor Greg Gianforte (MT), Governor Jim Pillen (NE), Governor Joe Lombardo (NV), Governor Chris Sununu (NH), Governor Doug Burgum (ND), Governor Mike DeWine (OH), Governor Kevin Stitt (OK), Governor Henry McMaster (SC), Governor Kristi Noem (SD), Governor Bill Lee (TN), Governor Spencer Cox (UT), Governor Glenn Youngkin (VA), Governor Jim Justice (WV), and Governor Mark Gordon (WY).”
Republican governors from various states are banding with the State of Texas in its constitutional battle with the Biden administration over the right to defend its borders.
By Wednesday night, the governors of at least four states had taken to social media to show solidarity with the Lone Star State, and others are now joining.
The rally behind Texas comes amid a standoff with the Biden administration over the state’s razor wire barriers, which Gov. Abbott argues not only protect the border but also dissuade illegal aliens from making a dangerous river crossing over the Rio Grande.
We’ll keep this running list updated as more governors announce they’re coming to Texas’ aid.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster
Wyo. Gov. Mark Gordon
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen
Idaho Gov. Brad Little
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
Gov. DeSantis also gave a great explanation for why the Constitution allows Texas to assert authority on the matter since the federal government is derelict in its duty.
Meanwhile, congressional Democrats are calling on Joe Biden to seize control of Texas’ National Guard, arguing Gov. Abbott’s defiance of a SCOTUS decision allowing Biden Border Patrol agents to destroy razor wire barriers was creating “chaos at the border.”
Read Gov. Abbott’s powerful letter to the Biden administration assuming control of border enforcement in accordance with the US Constitution.
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