After the Biden administration suddenly started selling off border wall materials ahead of Trump’s inauguration, Texas has vowed to buy it up.
An exclusive report from The Daily Wire revealed that the Biden administration had begun hauling away border wall materials from the southern border and placing them in a government auction with bids starting at just $5. Americans were outraged over the news, highlighting the fact that this is just another effort to hinder President-elect Donald Trump’s plans.
🚨BREAKING: The Biden administration is selling off unused border wall materials rather than holding onto them for Trump’s plans.
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 12, 2024
During a Thursday appearance on Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) revealed that the state would be making a bid on these border wall materials and then giving them back to the Trump administration.
The conversation began with a discussion of Texas’ efforts to curb illegal immigration and a condemnation of the Biden administration’s open border policies.
Host Laura Ingraham asked: “Texas has its act together on the front lines of this battle with the illegals — but do you think it’s time, Dan, for people, like these sanctuary mayors to themselves, pay a price if in fact, they try to thwart the federal government’s sole and supreme responsibility to enforce our border laws?”
“Absolutely, Laura,” Patrick responded. “When I became lieutenant governor back in 2015, one of the first bills we pushed was, no sanctuary cities in Texas, and we don’t have any sanctuary cities in Texas. I’m absolutely disgusted by every act of this administration and every act of every Democrat in every blue state and blue city. They are undermining the will of the people. They are putting their people in the harm’s way. And Tom Homan, he’s the new sheriff in town. They better pay attention. And Pam Bondi, she’ll prosecute them. They’ll put them in jail. It’s a felony if you conceal, as Tom Homan said, or hide an illegal alien.”
The lieutenant governor went on to state: “Remember, Laura, in this group of illegal aliens are likely terrorists. We know we’ve arrested many across the border in the last few years, but we don’t know who they are, or they’re murderers, or they’re sex offenders, or they’re rapists. This is outrageous. And let me tell you what, every blue state governor and mayor who does this, you better buck up, buttercup. I don’t care if you’re male or female. We mean business in Texas, and Tom Homan means business, and President Trump means business.”
Patrick then pivoted to a discussion of the Biden administration trying to secretly sell off the border wall materials, stating: “And I don’t know if you heard the latest today, Laura, but Joe Biden is now hauling off the border wall that’s been lying down for years and he wants to auction it off starting at $5 a-piece.”
“Message to the White House right now, I will bid on all of that wall and we will buy it in Texas and we will give it to Donald Trump,” he added. “So, I’m going to find out first thing in the morning where are we going to take the bid. I’ve got a billion dollars in my pocket to do it. I write the budget with Senator John Huffman. We have the money. We’re going to have about $6 billion in our budget for border security. We’ll buy it.”
🚨BREAKING: Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announces plans to purchase border wall materials being sold by the Biden administration at a discount and return them to Donald Trump.
pic.twitter.com/J4h5YpQpuS— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 13, 2024
