Republican lawmakers have criticized a fence set up around the U.S. Capitol ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech, pointing out how the government will secure the Capitol but not the southern border.

The president will be delivering his annual State of the Union speech on Thursday evening, ahead of which a large metal fence has been erected around the Capitol building. The fence being set up comes as many Republicans have criticized the Biden administration for not securing the border between the United States and Mexico, which could potentially be a big topic for voters going into the November elections.

“Remember this when @POTUS talks about the border tonight,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) wrote on X. “Biden doesn’t hesitate to put a barrier up for his speech in Washington but refuses to build a wall and secure the southern border.”

The Capitol’s fence also caught the attention of Fox News commentator Jesse Watters, who claimed that Biden thinks “he needs protection from you” while not protecting the southern border. Watters also claimed the fence is meant as “a sinister symbol to stigmatize” the idea that half of the country is “dangerous.”

Link Lauren, a senior adviser to independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr., also knocked the fence on social media, joking if the same could be done along the southern border.

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This year’s State of the Union speech will be the first one held in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against Israel, which prompted numerous protests across the U.S. in support of either Palestinians or Israel. In December, protesters demanding a ceasefire in Gaza were arrested by Capitol Police after they took over the Capitol rotunda.

During the speech, which will begin at 9 p.m. EST, former President Donald Trump has said he will “correct” Biden with live “play by play.” It comes as Trump will likely be the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nominee, setting the stage for a rematch between him and Biden.