Goofy convoy on Texas border shows MAGA movement one long con

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6. Dems say Abbott inciting potential border violence

24 hours ago
by Russell Contreras

Democratic U.S. House members are accusing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of inciting violence at the U.S.-Mexico border by using bigoted language about a border "invasion" and encouraging a rightwing convoy to come to the region.

Driving the news: Around 200 vehicles carrying Trump supporters, Christian nationalists and conspiracy theorists have descended on Quemado, Texas for a "Take Our Border Back" rally amid a standoff between Abbott and President Biden over immigration enforcement.

The Democratic congressional members, all from Texas, said Abbott is being irresponsible and is creating an environment for violence instead of looking for solutions to fixing a broken immigration system ...

... "Gov. Abbott understands by now that when he calls this an invasion that he's putting a target on people's backs," Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said Sunday during a press conference ...

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/04/texas-border-convoy-greg-abbott