Headline Roundup June 29, 2021
South Dakota to Send Troops to Texas Border
Summary from the AllSides News Team
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) announced Tuesday she will send up to 50 National Guard troops to the Texas border. “The Biden Administration has failed to keep America safe," Noem tweeted Monday. "We shouldn’t be making our own communities vulnerable by sending police to fix Biden’s border crisis.” She said a private donation will fund the deployment, which is expected to last 30-60 days. Earlier this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) also pledged to send state law enforcement officers to Texas. The governors of Texas and Arizona penned a joint letter on June 10 requesting help from other states in handling illegal immigration along their borders. Republicans have been highly critical of the Biden administration's handling of immigration along the southern border.
Coverage from right-rated outlets tended to highlight GOP criticism of the Biden admnistration, including Noem's statement and the letter from the Arizona and Texas governors. Some left-rated outlets highlighted criticism of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's push to build a border wall, calling it "political theater"; some outlets also highlighted the fact that Noem and DeSantis are seen as 2024 presidential election candidates.
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The Hill
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is deploying National Guard troops to Texas to help “secure” the U.S.-Mexico border, she announced Tuesday.
The move comes as record numbers of people, mostly from Central America, seek asylum at the U.S. southern border. Republicans have seized on the border crossings in recent months, blaming President Biden and his administration for failing to adequately secure the border.
“The border is a national security crisis that requires the kind of sustained response only the National Guard can provide,” Noem, who’s seen as a potential 2024 presidential contender, said...
The Daily Wire
South Dakota is sending National Guard troops to assist Texas in securing the U.S. southern border.
“Tomorrow morning I’m officially announcing up to 50 National Guard troops to Texas to help secure our border,” South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) tweeted on Monday. “The Biden Administration has failed to keep America safe. We shouldn’t be making our own communities vulnerable by sending police to fix Biden’s border crisis.”
The South Dakota national guardsmen will join others from Florida and Nebraska. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R) announced last week that he would be...
The Independent
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that she will join a growing list of Republican governors sending law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico.
Noem's announcement that she will send up to 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to Texas comes as the GOP ramps up a political fight with President Joe Biden over border security. The issue has drawn a host of prominent GOP figures: former President Donald Trump was expected to travel to the border this week and Republican governors from Florida, Nebraska and Iowa have all committed to sending law enforcement officers for...
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