Texas Gov. Abbott defends remarks about stopping short of 'shooting' migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Friday defended his radio show comment that the state is doing everything it can to stop people crossing the border illegally short of shooting them, because the president would charge him with murder.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday defended his comment that the state is doing everything it can to stop people from crossing the border illegally, short of shooting them.
On Jan. 5, Abbott said on the radio show of right-wing conservative Dana Loesch that Texas is using every tool and strategy possible to stop people at the border.
“The only thing we are not doing is we’re not shooting people who come across the border, because, of course, the Biden administration would charge us with murder,” Abbott said.
Immigrants wade across the Rio Grande while crossing from Mexico into the U.S. on Sunday in Eagle Pass, Texas.John Moore / Getty ImagesAt the tail end of Friday's news conference, which was on preparations for the upcoming inclement weather, Abbott said that in the interview with Loesch he was pointing out what would be illegal to do.
"I was asked to point out about where the line is drawn about what would be illegal and I pointed out something that is obviously illegal," he said, before quickly ending the news conference.
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