Posted on Jul 4, 2021
Arkansas governor: 'Bad precedent' to send privately funded guardsmen to border
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Sunday that sending a state's National Guard to the U.S-Mexico border using money from a private donor sets a “bad precedent.”
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Dana Bash cited South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) use of funding from Tennessee billionaire Willis Johnson to send an initial deployment of as many as 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to the southern border to respond to a record surge in migrants.
Other governors have paid for the deployment through taxpayer funding.
"Would you use a political donation to send your troops to the border?" Bash asked Hutchinson.
The GOP governor, who announced this week that he would send his state’s National Guard troops to the border, replied, “Not for this purpose,” adding that deploying the National Guard is a “state function.”
“I would consider that a bad precedent to have that privately funded,” he said.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Dana Bash cited South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) use of funding from Tennessee billionaire Willis Johnson to send an initial deployment of as many as 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to the southern border to respond to a record surge in migrants.
Other governors have paid for the deployment through taxpayer funding.
"Would you use a political donation to send your troops to the border?" Bash asked Hutchinson.
The GOP governor, who announced this week that he would send his state’s National Guard troops to the border, replied, “Not for this purpose,” adding that deploying the National Guard is a “state function.”
“I would consider that a bad precedent to have that privately funded,” he said.
Arkansas governor: 'Bad precedent' to send privately funded guardsmen to border
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That makes them Mercenaries. Just Call Betsie DeVoss, she probably has a Battalion or two sitting around
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Not doing something "THEIR WAY" doesn't mean President Biden's Administration isn't doing enough! Let em send all they want & let their taxpayers pay.IMO!
...."Noem and Hutchinson have joined other GOP governors who have committed to sending National Guard troops and state law enforcement officials to assist Customs and Border Protection agents at the southern border. The state leaders argue that the Biden administration is not doing enough to respond to a recent surge in asylum-seekers crossing into the U.S., mostly from Central America."....
...."Noem and Hutchinson have joined other GOP governors who have committed to sending National Guard troops and state law enforcement officials to assist Customs and Border Protection agents at the southern border. The state leaders argue that the Biden administration is not doing enough to respond to a recent surge in asylum-seekers crossing into the U.S., mostly from Central America."....
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT (Join to see) If I were a Citizen of South Dakota or a Member of the South Dakota National Guard I'd be Really Pissed. Turning them into Mercenaries.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I agree... but you know how Politicians are... they can't turn down "$$$". LOL!
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