STUART: ALL RIGHT, THANKS VERY
MUCH INDEED.
GUESS WHO WE HAVE ON THE PROGRAM
RIGHT NOW?
WE HAVE THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
HIMSELF MR. GREG ABBOTT.
GOVERNOR, OKAY, HOW MUCH MONEY
HAVE YOU GOT TO START REBUILDING
THE WALL AND HOW MUCH WALL CAN YOU REBUILD?
YOU REBUILD?
>> SO, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
TOOK A STRONG STAND TO MAKE SURE
THE STATE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY TO BUILD A WALL BUT AT THE
SAME TIME MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
THE NATIONAL GUARD ON THE BORDER
AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY ON THE BORDER AND WE ARE
WORKING TO BOTH SECURE THE
BORDER IMMEDIATELY WHILE AT
THE SAME TIME, ON THE LONG TERM
PROCESS, BUILD THE WALL.
$3 BILLION OF TEXAS TAXPAYER
MONEY HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO THIS
CAUSE OF TEXAS SECURING THE
BORDER AND SO WE HAVE A LOT
OF MONEY AVAILABLE TO US TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD THE WALL AND
STUART, I’LL ADD THIS.
FOR TEXAS, IT’S GOING TO COST
LESS THAN IT DID FOR THE TRUMP
ADMINITRATION FOR ONE REASON,
AND THAT’S BECAUSE IN TEXAS,
UNLIKE THE TRUMP ADMINITRATION,
WE’RE NOT HAVING TO DEVOTE MONEY
TO ACQUIRE THE LAND.
AS YOU HEARD BILL SAY THE
INITIAL COMPONENTS OF THE
WALL ARE BEING BUILT ON LAND
SECONDLY, THERE ARE PROPERTY
OWNERS OF MASSIVE ACREAGE ON THE
BORDER WHO ARE FED UP WITH
BIDEN’S OPEN BORDER POLICIES AND
THEY ARE DONATING THEIR LAND TO
TEXAS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO USE
THAT LAND FOR FREE TO BUILD A
WALL ON THEIR PROPERTY.
STUART: THAT IS REALLY QUITE
SOMETHING THERE.
GOVERNOR, TEXAS HAS TO PATROL
THE BORDER ITSELF USING YOUR OWN
OFFICES.
THE FEDS ARE NOT DOING IT, AND
NOW, PEOPLE ARE USING, THAT YOU
ARE USING TO PATROL THE BORDER
THEY ARE ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING
CIVIL RIGHTS, OF THE MIGRANTS.
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN’T WIN,
GOVERNOR.
>> WELL WE’RE GOING TO FIGHT
AND I’LL TELL YOU WHY.
IT’S BECAUSE THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAS ABDOCATED ITS
CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION TO
ENFORCE THE LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL TASK OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH.
THERE ARE LAWS PASSED BY THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS
CONCERNING GOVERNING IMMIGRATION
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS
ABANDONED ENFORCING THOSE LAWS
SO TEXAS IS GOING TO STEP UP AND
ENFORCE THOSE LAWS AND YOU
MENTIONED PATROLLING THE BORDER
SO WE HAVE SOLDIERS AND
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICERS ON THE BORDER ITSELF;
HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE A BOAT
BLOCKADE IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE
RIO GRANDE RIVER TO MAKE
SURE WE’RE USING BOATS TO
PREVENT THOSE RAFTS FROM COMING
ACROSS THE BORDER.
THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE OF
COURSE IS THE BORDER IS SO LONG.
IT’S MORE THAN 1,200 MILES LONG,
AND SO IT’S A MATTER OF HAVING
SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL, ALONG
THOSE LINES ALSO, STUART, I’LL
ADD THIS.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS
TIED THE HANDS OF THE UNITED
STATES BORDER PATROL LIMITING
THEIR CAPABILITIES BUT ALSO
LIMITING THEIR NUMBER IN A WAY
THAT MAKES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ENFORCEMENT OF BORDER POLICIES
COMPLETELY EFFECT LESS AND IT’S
DESTRUCTIVE AND DANGEROUS TO THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STUART: IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN
MAKE THE FEDS PAY FOR THIS?
>> WE ARE SEEKING FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR THIS , AND
THERE HAVE BEEN REQUESTS MADE BY
MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FUNDING
TO GET ALL THIS DONE.
TEXAS WILL ALSO BE BRINGING
LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR THE STATE OF
TEXAS TO GET REIMBURSED FOR ALL
THE COSTS WE HAVE INCURRED TO DO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S JOB.
STUART: OKAY.
YOUR STATE HAS ATTRACTED A LOT
OF BUSINESSES FROM OTHER STATES.
THEY’RE MOVING TO TEXAS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY
COMING FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARE THEY BRINGING THEIR POLITICS
WITH THEM?
I ASK BECAUSE WE HAD A MEMBER OF
THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL ON
EARLIER THIS MORNING, ON THIS
SHOW, WHO SAID LOOK, IN
AUSTIN, THEY’VE EXTENDED COVID
RESTRICTIONS FOR A YEAR WITHOUT
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, SO IS THAT
THE INFLUENCE OF CALIFORNIANS
COMING TO AUSTIN,
TEXAS AND SCREWING THINGS UP, IF
I MAY SAY SO?
>> WELL FIRST LET ME MAKE THIS
POINT, AND THAT IS, IN
AUSTIN THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO
EXTEND COVID RESTRICTIONS.
THAT’S CONTRARY TO MY STATEWIDE
EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT APPLIES IN
AUSTIN, TEXAS, ITSELF WHERE
THERE ARE ZERO COVID RESTRICTION
S IN THE STATE OF
TEXAS, AND I’M IN AUSTIN RIGHT
NOW.
YOU WALK AROUND AUSTIN.
PEOPLE AREN’T WEARING MASKS.
MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED HERE AND
THERE’S NO CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
WHATSOEVER.
IN FACT FOR THE CITY TO TRY TO
CLOSE DOWN A BUSINESS BE
CONTRARY TO MY EXECUTIVE
ORDER, AND THERE BE A WINNING
LAWSUIT IN THE EVENT THAT THE
CITY OF AUSTIN TRIED TO
CLOSE DOWN BUSINESS.
ALONG THOSE LINES, STUART I’VE
GOTTA TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE
THERE’S BIG INFORMATION THAT
JUST CAME OUT, JUST ABOUT 30
MINUTES AGO, THAT SHOWS YOU HOW
OPEN TEXAS HAS BEEN.
OUR JOBS REPORT CAME OUT TODAY.
NOT ONLY DID OUR JOBS REPORT
SHOW THAT TEXAS NOW HAS MORE
PEOPLE EMPLOYED THAN WE DID THE
MONTH BEFORE COVID HIT, BUT
ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THE NON-FARM
PAYROLLS, TEXAS HAS SET NOW AN
ALL-TIME RECORD FOR THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
HAVE JOBS IN NON-FARM PAYROLLS,
SO THE TEXAS ECONOMY IS ROBUST,
IS GROWING, WE’RE OPEN FOR
BUSINESS, AND MORE TEXANS
ARE WORKING IN NON-FARM JOBS
THAN EVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY
OF OUR STATE.
STUART: THAT IS SPECTACULAR, SIR
CONGRATULATIONS.
I WOULD INVITE YOU TO NEW YORK
TO SEE WHAT IT’S LIKE HERE BUT I
DON’T THINK YOU’D WANT TO COME.
IT WAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO HAVE
YOU ON THE SHOW TODAY, SIR AND
WE HOPE YOU CAN COME BACK SOON
BECAUSE THAT WAS A TERRIFIC
REPORT ON JOBS AND THE WALL.