McMaster sending SC troops to TX to ‘hold line’ on southern border

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday he will send South Carolina National Guard troops to Texas.

The move he said in a post on Twitter, made at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, will have South Carolina troops “help hold the line on the southern border.”

“The safety and security of South Carolinians require that we stop the drug cartels, criminals and terrorists from entering our country to peddle their poison,” the post states.

The announcement follows a request for assistance from Abbot and a border security briefing held on May 22 in Austin, Texas, that McMaster and other governors attended.

The mission remains in the planning phase and exact details, including the number of troops, will be finalized in the coming weeks. The goal, the governor’s office says, is to deploy the troops by July 1.

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