Abbott Ends Stepped-up Inspections of Trucks at Border
We ran the numbers: There are 1453 news articles covering this topic. 31% (451) are left leaning, 40% (579) are center, and 29% (423) are right leaning.
On Friday, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott (Texas) announced that he would be ending the increased inspections of trucks at the border. While left-leaning articles highlight that Abbott fully lifted the inspections after reaching agreements with neighboring Mexican states that he says outline new commitments to border security, right-leaning articles highlight that the declaration represents Abbott bypassing the federal government to make his own deals with foreign officials.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Abbott fully lifted the inspections after reaching agreements with neighboring Mexican states that he says outline new commitments to border security. Abbot repealed his order after a week of intensifying backlash and fears of deepening economic losses.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that last week, Abbott said that every commercial truck would have to be inspected as a means to combat cartels and drugs at the border. The move was also in response to the Biden administration saying it would end Title 42.
A right-leaning article by Washington Examiner highlights that the declaration represents Abbott bypassing the federal government to make his own deals with foreign officials. Meanwhile, the Biden administration takes a more passive approach to getting Mexico to do more at the border.
From the right
Abbott ends truck inspections as Mexican governors accede to security demands
Washington Examiner