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Idaho Gov. Brad Little joins other governors for news conference at Texas-Mexico border

Governor Brad Little, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and 13 other governors discussed the actions they have taken at the southern border.

TEXAS, USA — Idaho Governor Brad Little, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and 13 other governors gave a news conference at the Texas-Mexico border to discuss actions they have taken to "protect Americans in response to President Joe Biden's open border policies,"

According to a news release the governors will have a briefing prior to the conference on what is called "Operation Lone Star." 

In addition to the governors, the Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, Adjutant General of Texas Major General Thomas Suelzer and Texas Department of Public Safety Deputy Director Freeman Martin were also in attendance.

Governors in attendance:

  1. Texas Governor Greg Abbott
  2. Idaho Governor Brad Little
  3. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
  4. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp
  5. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb
  6. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
  7. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry
  8. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves
  9. Missouri Governor Mike Parson
  10. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte
  11. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen
  12. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu
  13. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
  14. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
  15. Utah Governor Spencer Cox

In a recent interview with KTVB, Gov. Little said Idaho State Troopers would travel to Texas to be a force multiplier to help the Texas DPS secure the border in addition to learning more about drug and human trafficking.

"The troopers that go down this time, they'll be working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) on recognizing what trafficking looks like at the border, and how it's going to look when it gets up here," Governor Little said.

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