KXXV Article Rating'Hold the line': Republicans rally to Abbott's defense in border standoff with Biden
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "Trump chimed in Thursday afternoon on his Truth Social platform and encouraged other states to deploy their national guards to Texas." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "He declared that Texas was under an invasion, giving the state the constitutional right to defend itself and claimed that President Joe Biden's practice of paroling migrants into the country amounted to a refusal to enforce current immigration laws." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "President Biden has violated his oath to faithfully execute immigration laws enacted by Congress, Abbott said in a statement." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Biden is, unbelievably, fighting to tie the hands of Governor Abbott and the State of Texas, so that the Invasion continues unchecked, Trump wrote." | Negative | -88% Liberal |
| "During a Fox News interview where Cruz was asked if this was a Come-and-take-it, Alamo moment, Cruz responded: Absolutely." | Positive | 44% Conservative |
| "During a Fox News interview where Cruz was asked if this was a Come-and-take-it, Alamo moment, Cruz responded: Absolutely." | Positive | 44% Conservative |
| "Dozens of other elected Republicans similarly expressed their support, including U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas." | Positive | 38% Conservative |
| "Dozens of other elected Republicans similarly expressed their support, including U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas." | Positive | 38% Conservative |
| "Trump chimed in Thursday afternoon on his Truth Social platform and encouraged other states to deploy their national guards to Texas." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 1900, one of six bills he signed during a legislation signing ceremony in Austin on June 8, 2023." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/25/greg-abbott-border-republicans-joe-biden/.Hold the line: Republicans rally to Abbott's defense in border standoff with Biden was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans -- and engages with them -- about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/25/greg-abbott-border-republicans-joe-biden/.Hold the line: Republicans rally to Abbott's defense in border standoff with Biden was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans -- and engages with them -- about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Abbott's statement even earned him accolades from his occasional critics on the far right, including Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi who called Abbott's statement strong, and added thatwe are with you, on social media." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Abbott's statement even earned him accolades from his occasional critics on the far right, including Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi who called Abbott's statement strong, and added thatwe are with you, on social media." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Texas Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, similarly encouraged Abbott before adding that Texas is holding the line." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Texas Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, similarly encouraged Abbott before adding that Texas is holding the line." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "On Thursday, all but one Republican governor - Phil Scott of Vermont -- had publicly supported Abbott's move." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "On Thursday, all but one Republican governor - Phil Scott of Vermont -- had publicly supported Abbott's move." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Abbott continued, claiming the state's right to defend itself is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Few voices in Congress have been as outspoken and explicit as U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, however." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "On Wednesday -- and as the Texas National Guard and state troopers continued to roll out the wire and prevent federal agents from accessing much of the park -- Abbott continued to publicly challenge the ruling and hold the line." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "He declared that Texas was under an invasion, giving the state the constitutional right to defend itself and claimed that President Joe Biden's practice of paroling migrants into the country amounted to a refusal to enforce current immigration laws." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Abbott's action is the latest effort by Texas Republicans who have been pushing back against the federal government and trying to take on the role of immigration law enforcement, which is under federal jurisdiction." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "I do not want to live in a post-constitutional world, but this court is pushing our hand, said Roy, who has been one of the most obdurate advocates in Congress for drastic hardening of the border." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "The Republican Governors Association said in a statement Thursday that they back Abbott's methods in utilizing every tool and strategy, including razor wire fences, to secure the border." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "But Abbott's actions rapidly endeared himself to Republicans across the political spectrum, spaing the country, with many echoing the Texas governor's call to hold the line and others going further using rhetoric that suggested that Texas use force to defend itself from an attack." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "The Austin Republican openly called for Abbott to defy the Supreme Court, asserting the state's executives have a responsibility first to the states above federal law." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "President Biden has violated his oath to faithfully execute immigration laws enacted by Congress, Abbott said in a statement." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "President Biden has violated his oath to faithfully execute immigration laws enacted by Congress, Abbott said in a statement." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "You tell the court to go to hell, you defend yourself and then figure it out later, Roy said on social media." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Roy pushed back on the criticisms that he was advocating for a rebellion against the federal government, saying in a Wednesday interview with conservative commentator Charlie Kirk that the Constitution reserved the ability and the right of governors and states to protect their own citizenry in the absence of the protection of the federal government." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Instead of prosecuting immigrants for the federal crime of illegal entry, President Biden has sent his lawyers into federal courts to sue Texas for taking action to secure the border." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Meanwhile, Democrats in the Texas delegation expressed horror at Abbott's defiance." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Texas National Guard troops volunteered to serve their country - not to be pawns in Governor Abbott's attempts to sow chaos at the border." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Abbott's statement was quickly condemned by some legal scholars, who said it was blatantly unconstitutional and amounted to a usurpring of the federal government." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, said Abbott's tactics have failed to decrease migrant crossings since the launch of Operation Lone Star in 2021." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, said Abbott's tactics have failed to decrease migrant crossings since the launch of Operation Lone Star in 2021." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, called on President Joe Biden to establish sole federal control of the Texas National Guard now if Abbott defies the Supreme Court." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, called on President Joe Biden to establish sole federal control of the Texas National Guard now if Abbott defies the Supreme Court." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, called on President Joe Biden to establish sole federal control of the Texas National Guard now if Abbott defies the Supreme Court." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Governor Abbott is trying to pick a fight with President Biden to score political points, and he is abusing the National Guard resources at his disposal, Castro said in a statement." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Governor Abbott is trying to pick a fight with President Biden to score political points, and he is abusing the National Guard resources at his disposal, Castro said in a statement." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Governor Abbott is trying to pick a fight with President Biden to score political points, and he is abusing the National Guard resources at his disposal, Castro said in a statement." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "TEXAS (Texas Tribune) -- From the Texas House to former President Donald Trump, Republicans across the country are rallying behind Gov. Greg Abbott's legal standoff with the federal government at the southern border, intensifying concerns about a constitutional crisis amid an ongoing dispute with the Biden administration." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "TEXAS (Texas Tribune) -- From the Texas House to former President Donald Trump, Republicans across the country are rallying behind Gov. Greg Abbott's legal standoff with the federal government at the southern border, intensifying concerns about a constitutional crisis amid an ongoing dispute with the Biden administration." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "TEXAS (Texas Tribune) -- From the Texas House to former President Donald Trump, Republicans across the country are rallying behind Gov. Greg Abbott's legal standoff with the federal government at the southern border, intensifying concerns about a constitutional crisis amid an ongoing dispute with the Biden administration." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Biden is, unbelievably, fighting to tie the hands of Governor Abbott and the State of Texas, so that the Invasion continues unchecked, Trump wrote." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "Biden is, unbelievably, fighting to tie the hands of Governor Abbott and the State of Texas, so that the Invasion continues unchecked, Trump wrote." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "Biden is, unbelievably, fighting to tie the hands of Governor Abbott and the State of Texas, so that the Invasion continues unchecked, Trump wrote." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
61% : Trump chimed in Thursday afternoon on his Truth Social platform and encouraged other states to deploy their national guards to Texas.46% : He declared that Texas was under an "invasion," giving the state the constitutional right to defend itself and claimed that President Joe Biden's practice of paroling migrants into the country amounted to a refusal to enforce current immigration laws.
41% : "President Biden has violated his oath to faithfully execute immigration laws enacted by Congress," Abbott said in a statement.
6% : "Biden is, unbelievably, fighting to tie the hands of Governor Abbott and the State of Texas, so that the Invasion continues unchecked," Trump wrote.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.