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John Cornyn: “Governor Abbott, the Texas governor, ordered the National…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Objects to Blumenthal Resolution on National Guard in Crime-ridden Cities

Published | Video Starts at 06:01

And we know that this has happened by our various states in the past. For example, during the four years of the Biden administration where we essentially had open borders. Governor Abbott, the Texas governor, ordered the National Guard and the Department of Public Servant of Public Safety to back up the Border Patrol, who are overwhelmed by the open border policies of the Biden administration. Now, they weren't actually doing police work, but they were taking a huge burden off the Border Patrol that allowed them to do their job and to focus on securing the border. (06:01–06:16)

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Asserts that Governor Abbott deployed the National Guard and Department of Public Safety to support the overwhelmed Border Patrol due to Biden's policies.

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