Maria Bartiromo excited for border conflict: 'Is this going to turn into a civil war?'

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo teased a possible conflict between the federal government and Texas as the start of a new civil war.

During a Sunday interview on Fox News, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) vowed to defy the federal government by putting razor wire along the border.

"You know, the founders never dreamed we'd have a president like this one who would just open the door to everyone, and they said, well, invasion if an army came," Patrick said. "Well, we're facing an army."

"And they're well-armed, they're well-coordinated, they're making millions and millions of dollars off of Joe Biden," he said. "Don't mess with Texas."

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Patrick claimed that Biden stood down instead of confronting Texas officials about the razor wire.

"Because, I mean, what is this going to turn into a civil war?" Bartiromo asked excitedly. "I mean, you've got the Texas rights versus federal rights, both sides with guns."

"And we believe constitutionally we are right," Patrick replied. "We have a right to defend our citizens, we have a right to defend this country, and we're just doing the job."

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