Gov. Kristi Noem tours the Texas-Mexico border on Jan. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of Governor’s Office)
Governor Kristi Noem made another visit to the Texas-Mexico border Friday, which she described as a “warzone.”
Noem’s office did not respond to South Dakota Searchlight questions about how she got to Texas and who paid for the trip. South Dakota’s capital city, Pierre, is 1,200 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.
The trip came on the heels of a statement Noem signed earlier in the week with 24 other Republican governors. The statement expressed support for actions taken at the border by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
The trigger for the letter was a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier in the week, when the court sided with the Biden administration. The court ruled that federal Border Patrol agents may cut the Texas National Guard’s concertina wire, which blocks federal agents from accessing a portion of the border.
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Noem discussed the decision and the governors’ statement this week on Fox News .