Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders join group heading to Texas border Sunday

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be joining a slate of 14 Republican governors in Texas on Sunday for a border security news conference.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is hosting the event at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass. The site has been in the news after Abbott ordered the Texas National Guard into the site to secure it, preventing Homeland Security from entering the area and removing razor-wire after a Supreme Court ruling.

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In a social post last month, Sanders stated support for Abbot’s efforts at the southern border of his state, writing that “Arkansas stands with Texas” on a post sharing an release from the Lone Star governor about his state’s “constitutional right to self-defense.”

Days later, Sanders again weighed in on the border debate, suggesting that the current president should take up policies championed by his predecessor.

“We don’t need a ‘deal.’ We need a wall,” Sanders said in a social media post. “Biden already has the power to secure the border and refuses to use it. Reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy, build the wall, and enforce immigration laws already on the books.”

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Representatives for Abbott’s office said the governors would be briefed in advance of the news conference.

Joining Sanders will be:

• Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

• Idaho Gov. Brad Little

• Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb

• Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds

• Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry

• Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves

• Missouri Gov. Mike Parson

• Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte

• Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen

• New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu

• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem

• Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee

• Utah Gov. Spencer Cox

Abbott issued a statement last week on Texas’ constitutional right to defend its border.

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