Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene known as for a “national divorce” between purple and blue states amid the escalating standoff over migration on the Texas border.
The Georgia congressman responded to a submit on X itemizing Democratic-leaning states which have sided with the federal authorities within the dispute with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
“When I said we need a National Divorce this is exactly what I’m talking about and a serious example as to why,” Greene wrote.
Greene’s nationwide divorce concept shouldn’t be new — she has usually instructed splitting up the United States alongside political strains— however it’s divisive. It has drawn criticism even from fellow Republicans.
The dispute between Abbott and the federal authorities has been intensifying after the Lone Star state’s governor mentioned he would proceed to put in razor wire on the border to discourage migrants from coming into from Mexico.
The Supreme Court dominated 5-4 in favor of the federal authorities this week, saying the US Border Patrol may take away wire put up by the Texas National Guard, however this has not deterred Abbott from ordering them to defend it.
Twenty-five Republican governors launched a joint assertion in help of Abbott on Thursday, praising him for “stepping up to protect American citizens from historic levels of illegal immigrants, deadly drugs like fentanyl, and terrorists entering our country.”
Trump is stoking issues in his White House run
John Moore/Getty Images
The escalating tensions spotlight how deeply divisive the problem of migration continues to be between Democrats and Republicans.
The Texas National Guard is technically a part of the US army, which in the end experiences to the president, however they take orders from the state governors besides in distinctive circumstances.
The present stand-off has sparked fears amongst right-wing circles that President Joe Biden may attempt to federalize the National Guard, and the troops might be compelled to decide on between loyalty to the state and their nation.
The dispute has infected free discuss of civil battle and resistance from conservative media and politicians, The Washington Post reported.
Former President Donald Trump has made stoking issues over immigration a central plank of his run for his second nomination Republican nomination for president.
This week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed the “pathetically weak” Republicans after GOP lawmakers buckled to strain from Trump to not move on a bipartisan border deal.
Taylor Greene is certainly one of Trump’s most fervent cheerleaders in Congress.