She's Had Enough: Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen RESIGNING
[quote]WASHINGTON – Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies as secretary of Homeland Security, is leaving her post amid tensions with some in the White House who felt she hasn't done enough to stem border crossings.
"The rate at which this crisis is evolving is tremendous," said Thursday in an interview on CNN. "So we absolutely need additional resources, more than we can reprogram or otherwise use under executive authority without Congress."
"We have tried everything that we can at DHS."
Nielsen's departure comes amid an exodus of Cabinet and other senior officials in the Trump administration following the November midterm election. Nielsen's longtime ally, White House chief of staff John Kelly, stepped down in December. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis also resigned in December amid a broader shakeup among Trump's military advisers.
Nielsen, who had helped set up TSA under President George W. Bush, wasn't seen as a Trump loyalist. She succeeded Kelly as secretary of the sprawling department when he became White House chief of staff. While Kelly initially protected her, he fell out of favor with Trump and provided less of a shield.[/quote]
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/07/kirstjen-nielsen-out-trump-secretary-homeland-security/1895285002/
"The rate at which this crisis is evolving is tremendous," said Thursday in an interview on CNN. "So we absolutely need additional resources, more than we can reprogram or otherwise use under executive authority without Congress."
"We have tried everything that we can at DHS."
Nielsen's departure comes amid an exodus of Cabinet and other senior officials in the Trump administration following the November midterm election. Nielsen's longtime ally, White House chief of staff John Kelly, stepped down in December. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis also resigned in December amid a broader shakeup among Trump's military advisers.
Nielsen, who had helped set up TSA under President George W. Bush, wasn't seen as a Trump loyalist. She succeeded Kelly as secretary of the sprawling department when he became White House chief of staff. While Kelly initially protected her, he fell out of favor with Trump and provided less of a shield.[/quote]
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/07/kirstjen-nielsen-out-trump-secretary-homeland-security/1895285002/
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