Sandy Shanks
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Remember all those quality people Trump hired when he first became President? Well, except for a few minor members of his cabinet who we never hear from, they are all gone. A few more joined the historical, or is it hysterical, exit in the past few days.
Three days ago, Ronald D. Vitiello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Trump’s nominee to take the job permanently, was told to step aside so the administration could go in a “tougher direction,” as Trump put it.
Yesterday Trump forced the resignation of DHS secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen.
Today, the White House announced the departure of Randolph D. Alles, the director of the Secret Service, who had fallen out of favor with the Trump even before a security breach at his Mar-a-Lago club that the agency effectively blamed on Trump’s employees.
The illegal immigration fanatic, Stephen Miller, appears to be in charge, and two more top department figures were expected to leave soon as well: L. Francis Cissna, the head of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and John Mitnick, the department’s general counsel and a senior member of Ms. Nielsen’s leadership team.
What exactly does all this mean? Trump has gone through six communication directors. Currently, Trump is his own communication director. Trump has an acting chief of staff, acting secretary of defense, acting U.N. ambassador, acting secretary of Interior, acting Office of Management and Budget director, acting FEMA director, and acting Small Business Administration director.
In a tweet, Trump announced Nielsen’s replacement. Kevin McAleenan will become the acting head of DHS.
James M. Murray, a career Secret Service official, will become the acting head of the Secret Service.
A senior administration official told CNN that Nielsen “believed the situation was becoming untenable with the President becoming increasingly unhinged about the border crisis and making unreasonable and even impossible requests.”
Many can believe that.
Trump said he would "close the damn border next week" if Mexico did not do more to stem illegal immigration.
“We’re going to give [Mexico] a one-year warning. I don't think we'll ever have to close the border because the penalty of tariffs on cars coming into the United States from Mexico, at 25%, will be massive," Trump said.
Trump said he didn’t change his mind about closing the border with Mexico. “I may shut it down at some point,” Trump said.
Three days ago, Ronald D. Vitiello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Trump’s nominee to take the job permanently, was told to step aside so the administration could go in a “tougher direction,” as Trump put it.
Yesterday Trump forced the resignation of DHS secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen.
Today, the White House announced the departure of Randolph D. Alles, the director of the Secret Service, who had fallen out of favor with the Trump even before a security breach at his Mar-a-Lago club that the agency effectively blamed on Trump’s employees.
The illegal immigration fanatic, Stephen Miller, appears to be in charge, and two more top department figures were expected to leave soon as well: L. Francis Cissna, the head of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and John Mitnick, the department’s general counsel and a senior member of Ms. Nielsen’s leadership team.
What exactly does all this mean? Trump has gone through six communication directors. Currently, Trump is his own communication director. Trump has an acting chief of staff, acting secretary of defense, acting U.N. ambassador, acting secretary of Interior, acting Office of Management and Budget director, acting FEMA director, and acting Small Business Administration director.
In a tweet, Trump announced Nielsen’s replacement. Kevin McAleenan will become the acting head of DHS.
James M. Murray, a career Secret Service official, will become the acting head of the Secret Service.
A senior administration official told CNN that Nielsen “believed the situation was becoming untenable with the President becoming increasingly unhinged about the border crisis and making unreasonable and even impossible requests.”
Many can believe that.
Trump said he would "close the damn border next week" if Mexico did not do more to stem illegal immigration.
“We’re going to give [Mexico] a one-year warning. I don't think we'll ever have to close the border because the penalty of tariffs on cars coming into the United States from Mexico, at 25%, will be massive," Trump said.
Trump said he didn’t change his mind about closing the border with Mexico. “I may shut it down at some point,” Trump said.
