Trump, Republican Governors Back Abbott's Defense of the Border
Abbott has ordered the Texas National Guard to continue building the wire barriers.
Twenty-five Republican governors said Thursday they back Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to defend the state's border with Mexico.
Abbott invoked the invasion clause of the U.S. Constitution on Wednesday and said the federal government broke its compact with the states.
The "Guarantee Clause" of the U.S. Constitution (Article IV, Section 4) "promises that the federal government 'shall protect each [State] against invasion." Fifty-one Texas counties have declared an invasion , citing an imminent threat created by transnational criminal organizations bringing in enough fentanyl to kill the entire state's population, and expressing support to defend Texas' sovereignty.
The governors said they support Abbott.
"Because the Biden administration has abdicated its constitutional compact duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to prot