“The biggest mistake the Biden administration can make is to be confrontational with law enforcement, with our military and our National Guard on our border, in this park, when we are busy doing what the American people want,” the lieutenant governor said in an interview. Fox News.
Patrick stressed that Texas authorities do not want confrontation. He also noted that he welcomes help from other states, but stressed that it must be organized.
“We are doing work. If Joe Biden gets out of the way, we will do our job and secure the border. We don’t need them,” the politician said.
The Texas National Guard, deployed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, took control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass on the border with Mexico. Before that, federal border agents used it to hold migrants before transporting them for processing.
The governor of Texas then announced that the US administration had failed to fulfill its responsibilities to protect the border, which led to the state's decision to declare an "invasion and the right of self-defense."