But what are we supposed to do when the president of the United States and the federal government fail to do their job? Well, The state stepped up, which means not only our leadership, our national Guard, but also Texas taxpayers. In other words, we had to pay the tab to provide for border security such as we could, instead of the federal government picking up the tab, as it should have. (06:40–06:49)
CLAIM
Asserts that Texas has taken on border security responsibilities due to federal inaction.
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