KJP: Gov. Abbott Is Putting Border Patrol Agents in Harm’s Way

MATTINGLY: “It doesn’t seem like they’ve gotten it. They now are allowed to cut down razor wire. Some Democrats are saying the president needs to federalize the Texas National Guard.”
Jean-Pierre: “So look —“
MATTINGLY: “Is that something that it could happen?”
Jean-Pierre: “I mean, look, I’ll say this, you know, the Border Patrol agents are now as you said, allowed to cut through the wire because of what the Supreme Court has laid out. It’s — it’s unfortunate that we had to go there. It’s unfortunate that there is a governor in Texas, Governor Abbott, who has politicized this issue of what’s happening on the border. And it’s not making people’s lives safer, it’s actually making it harder for law enforcement at the — at the border to do their job. And so we’ve been very clear, we want to make sure we get something done at the border. That’s why we’ve been having these conversations with Senate Republicans and Democrats for the past several weeks to come up with a bipartisan agreement —“
MATTINGLY: “Right.”
Jean-Pierre: “— to deal with the border. And look, if that — the governor is not interested in that. Governor Abbott is not interested in that. He wants to politicize an issue and he’s not helping communities. He actually is — and he’s actually putting Border Patrol agents in harm’s way by doing what he’s doing. I’m not going to speak to any actions that the president might take — may not take, but we’ve been very clear on this.”