The speech underscored President Trump's continued focus on immigration, which he called the nation's "number one issue."

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency, send troops to the southern border, deport undocumented immigrants en masse and reinstate a policy requiring asylum seekers to wait their cases in Mexico — and Gov. Greg Abbott will be a key partner, he said during his inauguration on Monday.

Abbott’s appearance will come just a week after he joined other Republican governors around the nation at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

In a statement released on Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the U.S. flag should be displayed "especially on Inauguration Day."

During his inaugural address on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump pledged to strengthen U.S.-Mexico border efforts by sending troops and enhancing infrastructure.

Governor Greg Abbott on Monday congratulated the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, on his inauguration. "Today marks the beginning of a new era in our nation—one brimming with promise and hope,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that flags at the state Capitol in Austin and all state office buildings will be raised to full-staff on Jan. 20, to mark President-elect Trump's inauguration.

The governor's order comes after Trump complained about the federal call for flags to be lowered in honor of former President Jimmy Carter's death.

Members of the far-right group, the Proud Boys, walk through Washington DC after President Donald Trump took his oath of office. President Donald Trump gave a shoutout to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during his post-inauguration speech.

Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, President Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security policies and promised Texas would have support from Washington now that he was in office.

President Donald Trump gave a shoutout to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during his inauguration address in the overflow room of the Emancipation Hall inside the U.S. Capitol.