Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns
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Kirstjen Nielsen is out as Homeland Security Secretary, and her replacement for now is Kevin McAleenan, the current U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner.
Nielsen's resignation came two days after she traveled to the Calexico, California with the president. Her departure is not a surprise. The Washington Post reported last November that President Trump wanted her to leave.
President Donald Trump made the announcement by tweet, after meeting with Nielsen at the White House Sunday afternoon, where Nielsen handed him her resignation letter (see below).
"Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen...
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Trump, who has recently expressed growing anger about the situation at the border, said on Twitter: “Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service.”
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