Gov. DeSantis deploys 50 state law officers to patrol the Mexican border as GOP govs target Biden

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Gov. DeSantis deploys 50 state law officers to patrol the Mexican border as GOP govs target Biden policies


Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to Pensacola Friday to dispatch 50 state law enforcement agents to the Texas-Mexico border, a mission highlighting what Republicans like the governor consider security failings by the Biden administration.

DeSantis didn’t mention the president by name during a press conference, conducted at a highway weigh station with the uniformed officers in attendance, although in the past he has criticized President Biden for reversing the Trump administration’s border policies.

Although those were punitive toward asylum seekers including children, the governor had insisted they had been “curbing illegal immigration, securing our border, and keeping Americans safe.”

DeSantis, who has been using culture war battles to boost his national profile ahead of his reelection bid next year and a possible run for president, indicated that at least part of the tab for this exercise will fall on taxpayers in Texas, not Florida.

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