Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will be deploying National Guard troops to Texas to help its governor, Republican Greg Abbott, deal with a “war zone” at the southern border.
“The border is a war zone, so we’re sending soldiers,” Noem said in a news release. “These soldiers’ primary mission will be construction of a wall to stem the flow of illegal immigrants, drug cartels, and human trafficking into the United States of America.”
Noem, considered a candidate to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate in November’s election, said 60 National Guard troops will be sent to Texas on a rolling basis over a three-month period. Further details were not available in the news release because of “security considerations.”
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