Pic: Gov. Abbott slams Biden as 'lawless' over border, says Texas can defend itself

  • Bias Rating

    20% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    32% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. 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.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

-18% Negative

  •   Conservative
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"The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and the other visionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution foresaw that States should not be left to the mercy of a lawless president who does nothing to stop external threats like cartels smuggling millions of illegal immigrants across the border, Abbott stated."
Negative
-70% Liberal
"Gov. Greg Abbott at a bill-signing ceremony in June."
Positive
20% Conservative
"That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary, Abbott added."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Although the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling on Monday allowing the Biden administration to remove razor-wire Texas has installed at the border, the Texas National Guard has continued to install additional wire in defiance of the federal government."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States, Abbott said in a statement released Wednesday."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"The Texas governor asserted that Biden has ignored the state's demand that the president perform his constitutional duties despite multiple letters being delivered to Biden."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"The Texas governor asserted that Biden has ignored the state's demand that the president perform his constitutional duties despite multiple letters being delivered to Biden."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"President Biden has refused to enforce those laws and has even violated them."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"READ MORE: Pics: Texas installs more razor wire despite Supreme Court orderAbbott's statement, which was shared on social media, comes amid the state's ongoing feud with the federal government over the security of the southern border."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Under President Biden's lawless border policies, more than 6 million illegal immigrants have crossed oursouthern border in just 3 years, Abbott said."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Under President Biden's lawless border policies, more than 6 million illegal immigrants have crossed oursouthern border in just 3 years, Abbott said."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"(Lola Gomez/American-Statesman/TNS)Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) slammed President Joe Biden Wednesday for ignoring his constitutional duties and declared that Texas has the constitutional authority to defend itself against the invasion of illegal immigrants at the southern border between the United States and Mexico."
Positive
6% Conservative
"(Lola Gomez/American-Statesman/TNS)Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) slammed President Joe Biden Wednesday for ignoring his constitutional duties and declared that Texas has the constitutional authority to defend itself against the invasion of illegal immigrants at the southern border between the United States and Mexico."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Abbott said the Biden administration's failure to protect Texas against an invasion at the southern border has triggered the state's right of self-defense."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Abbott said the Biden administration's failure to protect Texas against an invasion at the southern border has triggered the state's right of self-defense."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Abbott noted that the Biden administration's border policies have resulted in unprecedented levels of illegal immigration across the southern border."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Abbott noted that the Biden administration's border policies have resulted in unprecedented levels of illegal immigration across the southern border."
Positive
4% Conservative
"James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and the other visionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution foresaw that States should not be left to the mercy of a lawless president who does nothing to stop external threats like cartels smuggling millions of illegal immigrants across the border, Abbott stated."
Negative
-52% Liberal
"James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and the other visionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution foresaw that States should not be left to the mercy of a lawless president who does nothing to stop external threats like cartels smuggling millions of illegal immigrants across the border, Abbott stated."
Negative
-52% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : "The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now.
15% : "James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and the other visionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution foresaw that States should not be left to the mercy of a lawless president who does nothing to stop external threats like cartels smuggling millions of illegal immigrants across the border," Abbott stated.

*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.

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