U.S. President Biden's current state can be described as "scorched", facing the unfavorable situation of "American division", and at a critical moment, his opponent, former U.S. President Trump, stood up to "add fuel to the fire".
Is the United States divided or a foregone conclusion?
Here's the thing, Texas (hereinafter referred to as Texas) and the U.S. federal government are at odds with each other because of the border immigration issue. In response to the crisis, Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to the crisis by erecting barbed wire and sending in the National Guard to prevent migrants from entering the country.
However, the U.S. government has a different opinion, and at Biden's application, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of authorizing the U.S. federal law enforcement agency, the Border Patrol, to dismantle the barbed wire fence built by Texas itself. In order to prevent its own barbed wire fence from being removed, Texas mobilized the local National Guard to continue building and reinforcing the barbed wire fence and engaged in armed confrontations with federal law enforcement officers.
[U.S. federal government dismantles barbed wire]
Abbott believes that the Biden administration's laissez-faire immigration will have a serious impact on local social life and law and order, and believes that Biden's move "breaks the contract between the federal and states", and according to US law, states have the right to defend themselves "in the event of an invasion". As a result, Biden has been saddled with the title of "failing to fulfill his constitutional duties" and "betraying the interests of the people of Texas" in Texas.
Against this backdrop, ultra-conservative Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene shouted the slogan of "national divorce" and demanded the independence of Republican-controlled "red states" from the Union, that is, Republicans and Democrats each control half of the United States.
Partition is a recurring theme in American history, lurking like a poisonous snake in the American shadows. Texas is one of the most representative states that aspire to independence.
[Texas Governor Abbott]
The historical background to Texas' independence dates back to the early 19th century, when Texas was part of Mexico. In 1821, Mexico gained independence from Spain, and Texas became part of Mexico. However, due to cultural and political differences, Texans have always been dissatisfied with the Mexican government. In 1836, the Texans revolted and succeeded in seceding from Mexico and forming an independent Republic of Texas. However, the republic only existed for 9 years before it was annexed by the United States in 1845 and became a state of the United States.
In recent years, calls for independence have risen again in Texas, and Texas' political stance is at odds with that of the U.S. federal government on immigration, guns and environmental protection. At the same time, Texas has developed rapidly and has become an important economic engine of the United States. This increase in economic power emboldened Texas to challenge the authority of the federal government.
Now, the development of the situation in Texas and the US federal government is in front of the gun, which is undoubtedly bad news for Biden, and once Texas succeeds in independence, it will not only have a major impact on the US political landscape. Its independence could trigger other states to follow suit, leading to domestic political turmoil in the United States.
[U.S. President Joe Biden]
The contest between Trump and Biden
In Biden's "anxious" situation, Trump stepped into the field and publicly supported Abbott's approach, and he also said that if he were president, he would use all the resources and power of the American president to avoid a "terrible invasion" of the United States. At the same time, he called on Republicans to send the National Guard to Texas as a token of support.
In addition to Trump, Abbott's statement was supported by 25 Republican state governors. That said, there are currently 26 states that support "American divorce." Things have evolved from the contest between Texas and the Biden administration to the contest between Trump and Biden and even between the Republicans and the Democratic Party.
At present, the U.S. presidential election is approaching, and the Republican presidential candidate has almost locked in Trump, at this time, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party need the most popular support, the will of the people is the vote, and the two sides are-for-tat on the immigration issue, which is a means to win votes. As long as it is against Biden, Trump will definitely support and win over this part of the electorate.
It is also worth mentioning that in the fierce contest between Biden and Trump, there was a small episode, and Biden called Trump the "current president" of the United States in public. I wonder if Biden admits "this fact" from the bottom of his heart and wants to cede the presidency to Trump, or is he "insane" and often slips of the tongue?
[Former U.S. President Donald Trump]
Undoubtedly, in this year's election in the United States, the whole world is paying attention to whether Trump will be re-elected as president of the United States. This will not only determine the fate of the United States in the next four years, but also the "fate" of its allies. Taking the Russia-Ukraine conflict as an example, Trump has made it clear that he will not support Ukraine, and once Trump comes to power, how long can Ukraine hold out under Russia's onslaught? Second, for Japan, South Korea, and other European countries, Trump's approach is to sacrifice them to protect the interests of the United States, and for them, Trump's election as president of the United States will be a disaster.
Generally speaking, the armed confrontation between the Texas and US governments is only the first "black swan" event in the US election year, which may determine who will be in the White House between the two parties in the United States and have a direct impact on the current world situation. However, what is certain is that no matter who is elected as the future president of the United States, it will deepen the degree of "American division", political polarization is the most obvious manifestation of internal division in the United States, and political polarization also exacerbates social division, making Americans more and more inclined to choose information sources that are consistent with their own views, forming an "echo chamber effect".