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Greg Abbott: “When a federal court ordered me to remove those buoys, I…”

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott addresses fellow party members at state GOP convention

Published | Video Starts at 01:39

The only state ever to build our own border wall. The only state ever to put buoys in the river denying illegal entry into the state of Texas. And When a federal court ordered me to remove those buoys, I said, hell, no. They are staying on our border, and I've never removed them. This election, we are going to destroy those radical Democrats. My campaign will spend at least $25 million just in Harris county alone. (01:39–01:50)

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