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Headline Roundup May 11th, 2018

Homeland Security Secretary Almost Quit After Trump Border Rant

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen “was close to resigning” from President Trump’s administration after she was blasted for failing to secure the U.S.-Mexico border against a caravan of Central Americans, a report says.

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DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen ‘Was Close to Resigning’ After Trump Blasted Her for Not Securing Border
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen ‘Was Close to Resigning’ After Trump Blasted Her for Not Securing Border

Breitbart News

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen “was close to resigning” from President Trump’s administration after she was blasted for failing to secure the U.S.-Mexico border against a caravan of Central Americans, a report says.

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Trump blew up at homeland security chief over border security
Trump blew up at homeland security chief over border security

CNN Digital

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President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got into a lengthy, heated argument during a Cabinet meeting focused on immigration Wednesday, a source with knowledge of the blowup told CNN.

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Report: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen almost resigned over Trump tirade
Report: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen almost resigned over Trump tirade

USA TODAY

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President Trump unloaded on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a heated cabinet meeting this week, railing against her for failing to stop illegal border crossings. Trump, who has growing increasingly frustrated by a spike in apprehensions at the border and other legal setbacks, blamed Nielsen Wednesday for failing to do enough to stop them, according to people familiar with the exchange.

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