House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., met with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday at the governor’s mansion in Austin, where the governor “implored” his fellow Republican to support the fight against President Joe Biden’s border policies.

“We discussed the disastrous impact President Biden’s border crisis has had on Texas — and America — and the need for action by the federal government to secure the border,” Abbott said in a post to X.

The meeting comes amid an ongoing impasse on Capitol Hill between House and Senate Republicans and the White House, which continues to attach border security to foreign aid bills.

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