Jen Psaki downplays Federal Government at Border

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Search crews on Monday recovered the body of a Texas national guard soldier who apparently drowned three days earlier while trying to save two people he believed were struggling to swim across the Rio Grande near the US southern border. The 22-year-old soldier, Bishop E Evans, was working in Eagle Pass as part of a border security operation under the direction of the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott. Evans’ superiors hailed him as “selfless” and condemned the people he was trying to save as suspected drug traffickers attempting to enter the country without permission. The Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas. The two people whom Evans was trying to help made it safely across the river, officials said. Crews search Rio Grande for Texas soldier who jumped in to help migrants. “We are devastated by the loss of a member of our Guard family,” said a statement from the leader of Texas’ national guard, major general Tom Suelzer. “We recognize the selflessness of this heroic soldier who put his life above others in service to our state and national security.” Evans shed his radio and body armor and jumped into the Rio Grande to rescue two people he thought were drowning about 8.30am Friday. He did not resurface, prompting divers and boat crews to search along the river for signs of him for four days. The river’s infamously swift current forced crews to temporarily pause the search at least twice. This is how Jen Psaki responded to a question about the White House’s view on the matter. "The National Guard work for the states, so he is an employee of the Texas National Guard, and his efforts and his operation were directed by there, not by the federal government." Jen Psaki’s Statement On Death Of Agent Shirks All Responsibility