Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) challenged the Biden administration Friday to show that it had spent more money on securing the southern border than Texas has as the Department of Justice sues Texas over a floating barrier on the Rio Grande.
Abbott issued the challenge during a speech delivered in front of Republican Party county chairs in Georgetown, a city 25 miles north of Austin. During his speech, Abbott referenced the DOJ’s suit against Texas and said that the federal government was not doing enough to secure the border.
“I challenge the federal government to show that they have spent that much money in the state of Texas on the border under Joe Biden as president,” Abbott said, according to Fox 7.
Abbott defended the buoy barrier, which was put on part of the Rio Grande by law enforcement officials to stop illegal crossings as part of Operation Lone Star. The 4-foot-wide orange spherical buoys spin if someone tries to grab onto them, according to the New York Post. The…
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