Tucker Carlson blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for refusing to deploy National Guard troops to the southern border to stop the influx of illegal aliens.
“How many Texans do you think are all on board with letting 7 million people cross into their state illegally?” the former Fox News host asked the crowd during an event in Utica, Michigan, on Sunday.
“What percentage? Zero. I don’t care what your race or national origin—nobody is for that. Has the governor of Texas done anything meaningful to stop it? No.”
WATCH: Tucker Carlson slams Gov. Greg Abbot, calling him a “liar” and a “betrayer” for refusing to use the Texas National Guard to secure the southern border pic.twitter.com/Yc9h0ohSFw
— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) September 10, 2023
“He refuses to do that. He won’t do it,” Carlson said. “And it’s not like no one suggested it. I’ve suggested to him three times, including in private at a cocktail party in Dallas last year. ‘What are you doing, man? Don’t you have a National Guard? Why don’t you seal the border?’”
But Carlson said Abbott told him the situation was “complicated.”
“No, it’s not,” Carlson said. “If someone’s trying to break into my house, it’s not complicated to repel the person. Do you have a firearm or don’t you? Are you willing to defend your house and your children or aren’t you?”
“It’s not more complicated than that. It’s more dishonest than that,” he continued. “You’re lying to me. You don’t want to do it because your donors don’t want you to do it. It’s that simple. Greg Abbott. Liar. Liar. And worse than liar, betrayer of your own people. That’s what that is.”
“It’s not just frustrating. It’s a betrayal of the core promise of the country, which is the people rule. That’s a criminal act,” he added.
Abbott indirectly rebuked Carlson’s criticism by posting photos on X of the Texas National Guard near the border.
“The Texas National Guard continues to turn back illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border between points of entry,” he insisted.
“Biden’s open border policies encourage these dangerous, illegal crossings.”
The Texas National Guard continues to turn back illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border between points of entry.
Biden’s open border policies encourage these dangerous, illegal crossings. pic.twitter.com/Oq4bTmPzTF
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 10, 2023
Despite Abbott’s claim, illegal migrant flows into the U.S. are continuing at a record pace with over 10,000 crossings daily.
Abbott has been busing illegal aliens from Texas to “sanctuary” cities and states to force Democrats to experience the consequences of their own open-border policies.
To his credit, that political tactic has proved effective, with New York Democrat Mayor Eric Adams warning the influx of migrants may “destroy” the city, leading to the Biden regime to consider forcing migrants to stay in Texas using ankle monitors.
But as Carlson pointed out, Abbott simply turning the migrants away at the Texas-Mexico border would be a much more effective and sustainable long-term policy.