Gov. Greg Abbott: My ‘Greatest Concern’ Is the U.S. Could See an Attack Like What Happened in Israel

ROBERTS I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ more with you about ░░░░░░░░ threat that people in ░░░░░░░░ country are facing as ░░░░░░░░ result of what s ░░░░░░░░ on in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ which really has been ░░░░░░░░ by the arrest of ░░░░░░░░ Abuayyash He is a ░░░░░░░░ year old Jordanian Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ was there in Texas ░░░░░░░░ had been in the ░░░░░░░░ illegally He according to ░░░░░░░░ U S Attorney s ░░░░░░░░ for the Southern District ░░░░░░░░ Texas was illegally in ░░░░░░░░ of a firearm and ░░░░░░░░ to a press release ░░░░░░░░ the indictment he has ░░░░░░░░ been in direct contact ░░░░░░░░ others who share a ░░░░░░░░ mindset The charges against ░░░░░░░░ further allege he s ░░░░░░░░ conducting physical training and ░░░░░░░░ trained with weapons to ░░░░░░░░ commit an attack It ░░░░░░░░ believed by the FBI ░░░░░░░░ he was going to ░░░░░░░░ a Jewish center or ░░░░░░░░ like that This would ░░░░░░░░ to be the embodiment ░░░░░░░░ of everything that critics ░░░░░░░░ immigration have been warning ░░░░░░░░ ABBOTT Well John it ░░░░░░░░ Is that and also ░░░░░░░░ both a potential hate ░░░░░░░░ as well as a ░░░░░░░░ act of anti Semitism ░░░░░░░░ it s on the ░░░░░░░░ ever since the war ░░░░░░░░ between Israel and Hamas ░░░░░░░░ also these threats began ░░░░░░░░ before that because of ░░░░░░░░ Biden s open border ░░░░░░░░ that would allow in ░░░░░░░░ terrorists like this Know ░░░░░░░░ couple of these facts ░░░░░░░░ is under Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ s been a record ░░░░░░░░ of people on the ░░░░░░░░ watch list who have ░░░░░░░░ the border and those ░░░░░░░░ the ones who have ░░░░░░░░ apprehended There are probably ░░░░░░░░ far more who have ░░░░░░░░ been apprehend who evaded ░░░░░░░░ who are roaming around ░░░░░░░░ country That is all ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden has failed ░░░░░░░░ his responsibility as commander ░░░░░░░░ chief to make sure ░░░░░░░░ secure the United States ░░░░░░░░ America and he s ░░░░░░░░ in that regard by ░░░░░░░░ to secure the border ░░░░░░░░ also this particular individual ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary threat as ░░░░░░░░ as others like him ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary threats to our ░░░░░░░░ because they have been ░░░░░░░░ to get in under ░░░░░░░░ Biden s open border ░░░░░░░░ and be able to ░░░░░░░░ the type of chaos ░░░░░░░░ terrorists are trying to ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS So this individual ░░░░░░░░ came into the country ░░░░░░░░ a nonimmigrant visa which ░░░░░░░░ in 2019 He was ░░░░░░░░ the country illegally after ░░░░░░░░ but then he applied ░░░░░░░░ asylum and I guess ░░░░░░░░ was allowed to stay ░░░░░░░░ the country while his ░░░░░░░░ was adjudicated He also ░░░░░░░░ a work permit And ░░░░░░░░ just in the past ░░░░░░░░ year we have seen ░░░░░░░░ a million people released ░░░░░░░░ this country How many ░░░░░░░░ potential Sohaib Abuayyashs might ░░░░░░░░ be out there now ░░░░░░░░ John the fact is ░░░░░░░░ knows especially the president ░░░░░░░░ the Homeland Security Department ░░░░░░░░ have no clue and ░░░░░░░░ will tell you they ░░░░░░░░ no clue because for ░░░░░░░░ they don t know ░░░░░░░░ all the got aways ░░░░░░░░ and where they are ░░░░░░░░ whether or not they ░░░░░░░░ be terrorists For another ░░░░░░░░ this person you re ░░░░░░░░ about he was here ░░░░░░░░ a while under one ░░░░░░░░ and now he s ░░░░░░░░ asylum Think how outrageous ░░░░░░░░ is think how angry ░░░░░░░░ are to know that ░░░░░░░░ have a terrorist who ░░░░░░░░ seeking asylum here listen ░░░░░░░░ have been we here ░░░░░░░░ Texas have been trying ░░░░░░░░ tell the public under ░░░░░░░░ entirety of the Biden ░░░░░░░░ that this asylum seeking ░░░░░░░░ that Joe Biden is ░░░░░░░░ is doing nothing but ░░░░░░░░ terrorists to come across ░░░░░░░░ border as well as ░░░░░░░░ them a pathway to ░░░░░░░░ be here in the ░░░░░░░░ States of America And ░░░░░░░░ greatest concern is because ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden s policies ░░░░░░░░ could see here in ░░░░░░░░ United States exactly the ░░░░░░░░ of attack that we ░░░░░░░░ occur in Israel.”