Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem claimed on Friday that Texas was a signatory of a U.S. founding document many decades before Texas was granted statehood. She also suggested that a U.S. Supreme Court decision siding with the federal government is not final.
On Friday, the governor was in Eagle Pass, Texas, which Republicans have touted as an exemplar of the crisis at the southern border. Appearing on The Story on Fox News, Noem spoke with guest host Trace Gallagher , who asked her about this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing federal agents to remove Texas-installed razor wire at the border. U.S. Border Patrol has said Texas is still preventing agents from entering the area.
“Do you worry, Governor, that Texas might be seen as defying the Supreme Court, defying the federal government – especially when Republicans mainly support the makeup of this Supreme Court?” Gallagher asked.
Noem responded by saying she believes there will be additional legal challenges regarding the issue even though the nation’s highest court has already ruled on the razor wire: