According to the U.S. "Newsweek" and "Mediaite" news network, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick warned Biden about the border immigration crisis in an interview with Fox News on the 28th local time, don't mess with Texas. In addition, he responded to a question about the possibility of a "civil war" in the United States, in which he said that Texas has the right to defend its citizens and the right to defend the country.
Newsweek said that in the interview that day, Patrick first said that Texas does not want to clash with Biden**. "We are facing an army, they are well equipped and they are well coordinated. They got millions of dollars from Joe Biden. He said, "[But] don't mess with Texas." We are serious about defending our borders. I'm glad **on Friday** (to speak out) that there was no conflict with us. That's not right. We don't want conflict, and they shouldn't want conflict. We're just doing our job. Let's do our job. ”
According to the report, hearing Patrick's statement, the host immediately asked whether this would turn into a "civil war", because both Texas and the federal ** have guns and corresponding rights. To this, Patrick replied, "We believe that constitutionally we are right. We have the right to defend our citizens. We have the right to defend this country. We're just doing our job. ”
It's worth mentioning that this isn't the first time Patrick has warned Biden about the border migration crisis**. According to the 25** report of the Washington Observer, on another Fox News program that day, he also made a statement "Don't mess with Texas". "Let me tell you: we're doing the work. If Joe Biden gives us way, we'll get the job done. We will ensure the security of the border. We don't need them ......It's Joe Biden who wants to come to us, and he wants this conflict. Why? "We're trying to protect our borders; We are working to protect the lives of Americans and the lives of Texans. That's what we're trying to do. He tried to turn this into a political struggle, into a struggle with our country. Well, don't mess with Texas. ”
The United States is approaching, but the federal and Texas states have erupted into fierce conflicts over the migration crisis, which has caused great concern. According to ** reports, in order to dismantle the barbed wire fence set up at the Texas border, Texas Republican Governor Abbott publicly criticized Biden and received support from 25 Republican governors across the United States. Former U.S. ** Trump publicly said at a rally on January 27 that he greatly appreciated Texas' approach to confronting the Biden administration. At the same time, some lawmakers advocated a "state divorce" between the Republican-controlled "red states" and the Democratic-controlled "blue states." Some U.S. media are worried that the confrontation between Texas and the federal ** will make the country slide into a "civil war".
Editor: Yang Shijie).