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Axios reports:
A Tennessee billionaire and high-dollar Republican donor is funding the deployment of South Dakota National Guard troops to the U.S. Mexico border.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who’s gaining attention as a possible 2024 presidential contender, made a splash on Tuesday with an announcement that she was deploying an unspecified number of National Guard troops to the border in Texas. A news release said the deployment “will be paid for by a private donation.”
Noem spokesperson Ian Fury told Axios the funds are coming from a foundation run by Willis Johnson, founder of automotive salvage and auction company Copart.
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NEW: A Tennessee billionaire and high-dollar Republican donor is funding the deployment of South Dakota National Guard troops to the U.S. Mexico border.https://t.co/axqXlMPcyo
— Axios (@axios) June 29, 2021
Tomorrow morning I’m officially announcing up to 50 National Guard troops to Texas to help secure our border. The Biden Administration has failed to keep America safe. We shouldn’t be making our own communities vulnerable by sending police to fix Biden’s border crisis.
— Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) June 28, 2021
Kristi Noem says the deployment of our South Dakota National Guard to Texas “will be paid for by a private donation.” Kristi Noem has turned our military into mercenaries. It is morally wrong to deploy troops for political purposes using private funds.
— SD Democratic Party (@SoDakDems) June 29, 2021
“I extend my sympathy to the 50 South Dakota families who have become a tool for our governor’s political aspirations and those of some anonymous political donor,” state Sen. @ReynoldNesiba https://t.co/UpX1S6JCYT
— SD Democratic Party (@SoDakDems) June 29, 2021
Kristi Noem is unAmerican. Her extreme agenda is dangerous to all Americans. We need your help to stop her. https://t.co/Gf92ap5ZMb
— SD Democratic Party (@SoDakDems) June 29, 2021