Newsmax airs segment calling for civil war between South and Biden administration

Newsmax has come under fire after airing a segment in which the channel’s host Carl Higbie and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt discussed a potential “force-on-force” conflict between the South and the Biden Administration.

The right-wing cable channel featured the pair discussing a recent Supreme Court ruling which allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting razor wire that Texas installed on the US-Mexico border to deter migrants from entering the US illegally.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott had authorised the wire in one of a series of aggressive measures the three-term Republican has taken on the border in the name of curbing illegal crossings from Mexico.

However, the fence has caused concerns after some migrants were injured by the sharp wire. Meanwhile, the Justice Department has argued the barrier impedes the US government’s ability to patrol the border, including coming to the aid of migrants in need of help.

In response, President Biden faced calls from Democrats to federalise the Texas National Guard to ensure the wire fence was dismantled.

State National Guards ordinarily fall under the control of their respective governors, but they can be federalised by a mechanism known as Title 10 status, which places them at the direct disposal of the president and defence secretary, with active duty officers taking over day-to-day command.

There are currently no active plans for the President to federalise the Texas National Guard, but in an alarming segment, Higbie and Mr Stitt suggested that doing so could lead to a civil war.

“There’s rumblings that Joe Biden should or may actually federalise the National Guard—take that power away from Greg Abbott,” Higbie began by saying.

Newsmax has come under fire after airing a