Texas Governor Greg Abbott shared a video on social media this week showing President Joe Biden’s Border Patrol cutting razor wire that the state of Texas had placed alongside on the Rio Grande to stop illegal aliens from flooding into the country.

“Texas installed razor wire in Eagle Pass to stop illegal crossings,” the governor wrote on Twitter. “Today the Biden Admin CUT that wire, opening the floodgates to illegal immigrants.”

“I immediately deployed more Texas National Guard to repel illegal crossings & install more razor wire,” he added.

Texas installed razor wire in Eagle Pass to stop illegal crossings.

Today the Biden Admin CUT that wire, opening the floodgates to illegal immigrants.

I immediately deployed more Texas National Guard to repel illegal crossings & install more razor wire. pic.twitter.com/eMtLS8Z6WI

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 20, 2023

Texas Border Czar Mike Banks posted a video on Thursday showing Texas National Guard soldiers were on the ground in Eagle Pass replacing the razor wire that the Biden Administration cut.

“Texas will continue to install more razor wire and fortify the border against illegal crossings,” Abbott said. “We will not back down.”

Texas National Guard soldiers are on the ground in Eagle Pass replacing razor wire the Biden Admin cut yesterday.

Texas will NEVER give up on our efforts to secure the border.#OperationLoneStar pic.twitter.com/yBywlBa8iv

— Mike Banks (@TexasBorderCzar) September 21, 2023

NewsNation reported that 4,000 illegal aliens stormed the area on Wednesday and that at one point the line stretched five miles long and went into Mexico.

The Democratic mayor of Eagle Pass, Mayor Rolando Salinas, issued a local disaster declaration to provide additional resources to help deal with the crisis.

“There has been a situation the last couple of days where we have gotten an influx of immigrants crossing through Eagle Pass. And it has taken a toll on our local resources,” said Salinas. “I’ve been getting a lot of calls from our constituents, and they get worried — they see a lot of a lot of people in our community.”

Salinas told CNN on Thursday that the crisis was “unacceptable” and that he has not heard from anyone in the Biden administration.

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“I haven’t heard from anyone in the administration,” he said. “No one has bothered to call me.”

Mayor Rolando Salinas from Eagle Pass, TX on @CNN says the current crisis at the border is “unacceptable.”

“I haven’t heard from anyone in the administration. No one has bothered to call me.”

— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) September 21, 2023

The Biden administration has yet to release official immigration totals for the month of August, but reports suggest numbers are climbing back to the peak in May. From Friday to Monday, an average of 9,000 immigrants a day reportedly crossed the southern border. On Monday alone, over 9,700 immigrants were reportedly caught or processed crossing the southern border illegally and through ports of entry.

NEW: Per CBP sources, in the last 24 hours, Border Patrol apprehended over 8,000 illegal immigrants, & when combined w/ CBP ports of entry, there were a staggering 9,700+ migrant encounters across the border in one day. Highest day on record was 10,000+ in May before T42 ended.

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) September 19, 2023

NEW: Past four days (Fri-Mon) total migrant encounters at the SW border (BP+OFO) exceeded 35k at an average of nearly 9,000 per day per CBP sources. Exact count: 35,573 encounters / 8,893 daily average… This does NOT include Known Gotaways @FoxNews

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) September 19, 2023

Neither total includes got-aways, leaving the real number of immigrants who entered the country almost certainly higher. The record for daily crossings was set back in May before the repeal of Title 42 — roughly above 10,000 a day.

Tim Pearce contributed to this report.

Former hedge fund executive Dave McCormick announced Thursday evening that he was launching another bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania as Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) becomes more vulnerable as a result of President Joe Biden’s failures as president.

McCormick was the runner-up in Republican Party primary in 2022, losing to the candidate that former President Donald Trump decided to endorse: Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Oz later went on to lose to John Fetterman (D) 51.2% to 46.3% in what was supposed to be a strong opportunity for Republicans to retake the U.S. Senate.

McCormick, who served in the U.S. Military and worked in the Treasury Department under former President George W. Bush, launched his Senate bid at Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.

McCormick told supporters that Biden’s failures as president have led to the decline in America in a multifaceted way, including economically, militarily, and spiritually.

The 58-year-old identified some of the top problems facing the U.S. as being the crisis on the southern border, a decline in manufacturing, increased crime, decreased wages, and soaring inflation rates.

“We cannot lose our country,” he said in his prepared remarks. “We cannot lose our culture. We cannot accept the status quo.”

“That is why today, I am announcing my candidacy for the United States Senate,” he added. “The hour is late, but our future is bright. But it’s only bright if we elect leaders who: create an economy that works for people who work; defend America from those who weaken us through bad policies, misplaced virtues, and weakness; stand up to China’s aggression; and give people hope, confidence, and faith that the American dream is alive for all.”

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He highlighted his family’s roots in the state as a seventh-generation Pennsylvanian, noting that his “great-great-great-great-great-grandfather immigrated from Ireland and settled in western Pennsylvania in the 1800s.”

“I graduated from Bloomsburg Public High School, attended West Point, volunteered to be a paratrooper and served in combat in Iraq. I’ve worked in the top ranks of the federal government, and I led a successful Pittsburgh company that created hundreds of jobs right here in Pennsylvania,” he said. “And while I’ve had my share of successes, like many Pennsylvanians I’ve also had my share of personal and professional failures, whether it was losing on the wrestling mat, getting fired from a job, or losing an election.”

He said that he has always learned valuable lessons from his failures and that it has helped him moving forward in life and in being able to lead.

“My opponent is a rubber stamp. More to the point, he is Joe Biden’s rubber stamp. When Joe Biden says jump, Bob Casey says how high. When Joe Biden says vote, Bob Casey says which way. And when Joe Biden comes calling, Bob Casey comes running,” he said. “Here’s the problem with rubber stamps. Rubber stamps leave the southern border open. They expose the people of our state to rising crime and the fentanyl crisis.”