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Former President Trump chimed in on the unfolding border situation in Texas between state officials and the federal Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), saying that President Biden is "unbelievable" for what he's done.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, left, listens as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, right, speaks to Texas state troopers and guardsmen during a Thanksgiving meal at the South Texas International Airport, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in Edinburg, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

"Joe Biden has surrendered our border and is aiding and abetting a massive invasion of millions of illegal migrants into the United States," Trump said in a Thursday post to Truth Social.

"Instead of fighting to protect our country from this onslaught, Biden is, unbelievably, fighting to tie the hands of Governor [Greg] Abbott and the state of Texas so that the invasion continues unchecked.

"In the face of this national security, public safety, and public health catastrophe, Texas has rightly invoked the invasion clause of the Constitution and must be given full support to repel the invasion," Trump continued.

The comments come as the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard are engaged in a high-profile conflict with the Biden administration over the use of razor wire along the Rio Grande river separating Texas and Mexico.

Last week, the US Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration to remove the razor wire while a court case plays out – however Texas has remained defiant, and instead deployed more razor wire at the border.

As the Epoch Times notes, some legal experts have pointed out that the Supreme Court decision doesn't actually prohibit Texas from installing more razor wire – it just allows federal officials to cut it.

Rallying around Abbott

In a Jan. 24 letter, Abbott accused Biden of having "broken the compact between the United States and the states" regarding immigration policy, which has increased demands for the federalization of the National Guard.

What's more, a coalition of 25 Republican governors have signed a letter in support of the Texas resistance.

Meanwhile, Ten retired FBI officials and experts in counterintelligence sent a letter to Congressional leaders warning that the Biden administration's policies have facilitated a "soft invasion" of military-age men into the United States from terror-linked areas of the world.