Weslaco, Texas – On Wednesday, former President Donald J. Trump met with Texas Governor Greg Abbott in what he called the land of "guns, God, and oil" to discuss pressing issues with the US-Mexico border, and tour the grounds of the unfinished wall.

It didn't take long for Gov. Abbott to dive into the issues at hand during the border security briefing at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) regional office in Weslaco, Texas.

At his side was former President Trump, who proudly toted the construction of a new, partially-finished border wall during his presidency, and managed to slam the Biden Administration and Congress for failing to finish what he started.

Also in attendance was DPS Director Steven McCraw, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton, former DHS acting secretary Chad Wolf, and former CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan.

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The C-SPAN livestream of the briefing showed Gov. Abbott starting things off by saying, "There's one place to solve all the problems on the border, and that is on the border."

The main area of concern for Abbott was the amount of fentanyl coming into the US from the Texas-Mexico border. According to the governor, Texas DPS has seen a 2,000% increase in the drug, and that doesn't include amounts picked off by US Border Patrol.

In order to combat the rising issues at the border, Gov. Abbott spoke about his creation of Operation Lone Star, which has sent over 1,000 DPS officers and members of the National Guard to assist with border patrol.

Abbott noted that law enforcement had broken up 41 stash houses since the launch of the operation.

The governor then took a moment to thank states like Georgia, Florida, and South Dakota, who have provided resources, in officers and money, to secure the US-Mexico border in the state.

With regard to why the state was doing everything it could to secure the border now, Abbott said, "We're doing all that we can for one reason, and that's because of the way the people along the border are having their lives turned upside down."

The briefing wasn't just Abbott running the show, but as his colleagues looked on nodding their heads in agreement, others chimed in.

The director of the Texas DPS, Steven McCraw, spoke in numbers and figures to drive the point home that things are only getting worse at the border.

According to McCraw, Mexican cartels are exploiting the crossing, allowing them to strengthen their foreign partnerships with deadly gangs across the US.

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"If you have a drug problem in your state, it's because of the border problem," McCraw said.

However, knowing about an issue and taking the steps to conquer it are two different things, and with an overwhelmed border patrol, it's near impossible to apprehend every person they cross paths with.

The DPS Director also said there are 16 gangs across the US that are working with six of the eight existing cartels: "It's a concern we have in Texas."

He brought his thoughts to summation in a final statement, telling Gov. Abbott and former President Trump that building anything along the border that keeps people from crossing the river would be "helpful."

Although it took two and a half years to start building, Trump held dear the notion that the wall he partially built was the "best ever by far."

He didn't fail to mention his foes in Congress, such as Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who opposed his attempts to acquire more federal funding for the wall.

While the border wall was never completed during Trump's time in office, he adamantly shared his belief that it's the job of the federal government, not the state government.

"Border security is a core responsibility of the federal government — and my administration had already done everything required to complete the project," Trump said.

His remarks come nearly two weeks after Gov. Abbott announced his plan to build the wall using funds from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Trump updated 452 miles of the 1,594 mile-long US-Mexico border during his presidency, though he claimed it was fully completed by the time President Biden took office.

It was no surprise to then hear Trump bring up the 2020 Presidential Election on Wednesday, one he still seems to still be at war with.

He stated his belief that the US election system and its technology is disastrous, and if it isn't modified soon, he warned, "you're gonna have a runaway country, you're gonna have a banana republic, you're gonna have a third-world country here pretty soon because our elections are a mess."

In response to the idea that Texas might turn blue, Trump exclaimed, "I'm in favor of oil, I'm in favor of God, and I'm in favor of guns, and they're [Democrats] not. If you're in Texas and you don't like guns, God, and oil, you're not gonna do well."

As for strategies, Trump suggested that current officials take a hard-hitting "get them the hell out" approach when removing gang and cartel presence in the state and country.

The meeting between Trump and Gov. Abbott comes five days after Vice President Kamala Harris visited El Paso, Texas to discuss concerns over border security.

After the briefing, Abbott and Trump toured the grounds of the border wall.