Spencer Cox: “The president does have that authority [to call up the…”

“As a, you know, as a dual authority state, like other states, the federal government does have the opportunity to call up the National Guard. The president does have that authority [to call up the National Guard]. What we've said from the very beginning is this, that we are willing to work to support the efforts to remove people who are here illegally.” (22:21–22:24)

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