Gov. Noem talks with KWAT News about decision to send soldiers to southern border  (Audio)

July 7, 2023

Mike Tanner

PIERRE, S.D.–South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced last month that she’ll be deploying 50 National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexican border this summer in response to the migrant crisis there…

The governor was blunt in describing the conditions those soldiers will face…

Governor Noem tells KWAT News the main issue at the border is drugs–and how the floodgates have been opened…

Republican governors from 12 other states have committed to sending soldiers from their states to the southern border this summer.