President Bidenโs refusal to deal with the insanity at our southern border โย insanity his policies have created โย puts Americans in danger.
This buck stops with him. https://t.co/MZmmhujgAt
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The crisis at the southern border continues to escalate, with over 300,000 illegal encounters in December alone. Texas Governor Abbott is asserting his state's right to defend itself, and 25 governors, including Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, are supporting him. Governor Kemp emphasizes that every state is now a border state and highlights the need to stop the insanity at the southern border. He criticizes the Biden administration for not taking action earlier and suggests that they are now facing the political consequences. Governor Kemp also briefly discusses the Republican race for the next commander in chief, stating that it is still ongoing and that the people will ultimately decide the nominee.
Speaker 0: The crisis at our southern border hitting new records. CBP revealing illegal encounters surpassed 300,000 in December alone.
Speaker 1: Meanwhile, the showdown escalates between Texas and the White House over razor wire as governor Abbott asserts his state's right to defend itself.
Speaker 2: But the lone star state is not alone. 25 governors now supporting Abbott in the fight. Georgia governor Brian Kemp is one of them, And he joins us now. Governor Kemp, thanks for being with us. Why did you think it was important for Georgia to join Texas?
Speaker 3: Well, good morning, guys. Thanks You're having me on. Listen. It's like, you know, governors all over the country have been saying every state's a border state now. That includes Georgia, and that's why we're Staying strong with governor Abbott to stop this insanity at the southern border because the president and the White House won't.
Speaker 1: So, governor, what do you think is going on with the Biden administration right now? A record number, over 300,000 Illegal immigrants in the month of December alone, they've been in the Biden has been in the administration for almost a full term now. Do you think they they don't care, they don't recognize this problem, or do they think that this is a political calculation fighting Texas will somehow help them in their reelection effort.
Speaker 3: Well, I think early on, they just didn't care. Now I think they just, you know and and I think a lot of people thought they didn't Get it. I think now they're seeing the political ramifications of that, which is insane when you think about over 300,000 encounters in December. That breaks To September record, so the problem's getting worse, not better. 19 people on the FBI terror watch Cliffs were arrested, for a total of 50 this fiscal year.
I mean, how many of those have gotten through that we didn't that are now in our country. So these are serious things. I think the American people are ready for the president to do something. And, you know, the White House yesterday in response to the, republican governors that are standing with governor Abbott and sent a letter, you know, they're saying call your member of congress and get them to work out a deal. I mean, look.
This buck stops With the White House and president Biden, he had both houses of congress from 2020 to 2022 and didn't do a damn thing About the crisis at the border. And now that it's gotten political, they're trying to lay the blame on somebody else. This is actions that the president can take Today, to turn this tide and stand with governor Abbott instead of working against him.
Speaker 0: Governors should, Speaking of the administrations, you know, right now, Donald Trump's running to be the the next commander in chief, to be the person enforcing what's going on at the border. Just trying to shift shift gears just a little bit. What do you make of the state of the Republican race net now on the Republican side? Because there's 2 candidates left. Some people are saying, there's not enough delegates to be had for Nikki Haley.
Where are you on the on on whether this race should continue or not?
Speaker 3: Well, I think when you look at the delegate Count, I know somebody in Georgia, tweeted yesterday that, you know, less people have voted in this election than reside in Gwinnett County, Georgia. So, You know, 2 strong wins, no doubt about it early on, but still a long way to go. And I I don't think it's for, you know, the party leadership or anybody else Decide who the nominee is gonna be. That's that's, there's a process for that. The people will vote and decide that, and I know the candidates have to decide, You know, when's the right time for them to exit, a race if they're going to?
So I'll leave that up to them. I think we'll continue to watch. We got a long way to go to South Carolina. But look. That that doesn't change the fact the matter that everybody's standing on the Republican side in solidarity with what's happening in Texas, The disaster at the southern border, the runaway inflation we've seen in the country, just the bad policies of the White House really to have people so fired up about this election.
2024 is gonna be a critical year.
Speaker 2: Alright. Governor Brian Kemp, thanks for being on this morning.
Speaker 1: With Texas. Governor, thank you so much for joining us.
