Trump And Texas' New Democrat Governor Are Headed For War Over The Border

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Trump And Texas' New Democrat Governor Are Headed For War Over The Border The midterms did more than change which party will control Congress for the next year. By electing Gina…

The midterms did more than change which party will control Congress for the next year. By electing Gina Hinojosa governor, Texas voters ended a decade-long partnership between Austin and Washington on the border and set the state on a collision course with the Trump administration over immigration enforcement.

President Trump said Thursday that he will step in if Texas' incoming Democratic administration abandons the state's role in border enforcement. A reporter put the question to him directly in the Oval Office.

"Are you ready to reinforce the Texas southern border now that democratic, the new democratic governor is removing state manpower from border defense?" the reporter asked.

"I am sure that the new governor is going to want to have security of this Texas border," Trump said. "There were people on television two days ago saying how it's like living in heaven compared to living in hell when Biden was there. And I'm sure they'll continue my policy. And if they don't continue my policy, I will."

Democrats in Texas also captured the attorney general's office and flipped the Texas House, giving the party control over the levers that have made Texas the federal government's most important state partner on immigration. Republicans held the Texas Senate.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) launched Operation Lone Star and committed substantial state resources to border security, including border barriers, additional law enforcement deployments, immigration detention capacity, and transporting migrants to Democratic-led cities. The Trump administration adopted several of Abbott's strategies and has relied on Texas for substantial help with enforcement. Texas maintains more extensive state and local cooperation with federal immigration authorities than any other state.

Despite its success, Hinojosa has dismissed Operation Lone Star as "political theatre" and insists it is an expensive waste of taxpayer money.

The National Guard gives her another lever.

Trump allies say losing Texas'…

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