Abbott’s fiery self-defense claim vs. DC

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday proclaimed that the Lone Star State’s right to selfdefense “supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary” amid a feud with the Biden administration over border security.

Abbott’s statement of defiance comes on the heels of a standoff over razor wire the state has laid across the US-Mexico border to deter migrants.

“Visionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution foresaw that states should not be left to the mercy of a lawless president who does nothing to stop external threats like cartels smugmillions gling of illegal immigrants across the border,” Abbott (inset) said.

The Texas Republican argued that because the federal governfailed ment has to safestate guard the from invasion, it has the “constitutional audefend” thority to itauthority self.

“That is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary,” Abbott stressed.

On Monday, the Supreme Court determined in a 5-4 ruling that federal agents can remove the sharp concertina placed by Abbott at sections of the border.

President Biden’s administration argued this authority was necessary so border officials responding to medical and other emergencies at the border aren’t impeded by the fencing.

Texas laid down the wire in a bid to dissuade migrants from traversing high-trafficked sites.

Abbott has been testing the limits of state power to combat the simmering border crisis. Last year, the Lone Star State sued the Biden administration to stop the wire-cutting.

Despite the Supreme Court ruling, Abbott pledged that the state will “continue to deploy this razor wire to repel illegal immigration.”