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Kirstjen Nielsen resigns, announced in what else but one more tweet:
"Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service. I am pleased to announce that Kevin McAleenan, the current U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, will become Acting Secretary for @DHSgov. I have confidence that Kevin will do a great job!"
The source of this report about an hour ago comes from Jonathan Swan and Zachary Basu writing in Axios
Behind the scenes: A source close to DHS told Axios that Nielsen would be having a showdown with the president tonight.
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Here's the first DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano back in 2016 when Nielsen's former boss General John Kelly, under consideration at that time for the Secretary's job at DHS, only to be appointed later as The White House Chief, only to get fired or to resign. It's one more re-play in double-dealing by shuffling "Apprentices" into and out of Cabinet secretary seats in the Trump House of Cards that's standing in a shaky balance.
These incidents are improvised explosive devices in Trump's media con-game played-out all too often as bluffs.
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These incidents are improvised explosive devices in Trump's media con-game played-out all too often as bluffs.
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Published on Dec 9, 2016
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Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discusses the potential pick of retired Marine Gen. John Kelly for next DHS chief and how problems she foresaw more than two years ago.
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"Frustrations were building on both sides," the source said.
"She was undercut at every turn.
She's done everything she can do.
The White House is eating their own.
THE BIG PICTURE: It's been a tortured relationship from the beginning, with Trump blaming Nielsen for every problem at the southern border and for the recent spike in families coming from Northern Triangle countries. Trump has long felt that Nielsen isn't "tough enough" when it comes to defending the border and kicking illegal immigrants out of the U.S., according to sources who've discussed the subject with the president. . . "
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Is it just a coincidence that the first DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano - a tough administrator and lawyer who served as
In her new book, "How Safe Are We?," former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano reflects on how secure the U.S. has been since 9/11. According to Napolitano, the most urgent threats America faces are climate change and cybersecurity -- not a crisis at the southern border.
We'll talk to Napolitano, who implemented Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2012 under President Obama, about immigration policy under President Trump, the current state of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as her role as president of the University of California system at a time of admissions scandals and free speech controversies in a podcast 08 April on KQED: Former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Asks: 'How Safe Are We?'
"Frustrations were building on both sides," the source said.
"She was undercut at every turn.
She's done everything she can do.
The White House is eating their own.
THE BIG PICTURE: It's been a tortured relationship from the beginning, with Trump blaming Nielsen for every problem at the southern border and for the recent spike in families coming from Northern Triangle countries. Trump has long felt that Nielsen isn't "tough enough" when it comes to defending the border and kicking illegal immigrants out of the U.S., according to sources who've discussed the subject with the president. . . "
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Is it just a coincidence that the first DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano - a tough administrator and lawyer who served as
- the 21st Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009
- the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013, under President Barack Obama. has spoken out in recent days
We'll talk to Napolitano, who implemented Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2012 under President Obama, about immigration policy under President Trump, the current state of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as her role as president of the University of California system at a time of admissions scandals and free speech controversies in a podcast 08 April on KQED: Former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Asks: 'How Safe Are We?'
