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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHomeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen close to resigning after Trump berated her
Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen close to resigning after Trump berated her in front of cabinet members: report
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/homeland-security-head-kirstjen-nielsen-close-resigning-trump-berated-front-cabinet-members-report/
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen reportedly almost quit after President Donald Trump castigate her in front of his cabinet Wednesday.
According to The New York Times, several current and former officials familiar with the incident said Trump was furious about her failure to adequately secure the nations borders.
The Times described Nielsen as chief of staff John Kellys protégée. She has drafted a resignation letter but has yet to submit it.
One person familiar with the meeting told The Times that Trumps explosion was part of a rant about the lack of progress he feels the U.S. has made erecting his border wall and stopping undocumented immigrants from entering the country.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/homeland-security-head-kirstjen-nielsen-close-resigning-trump-berated-front-cabinet-members-report/
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen reportedly almost quit after President Donald Trump castigate her in front of his cabinet Wednesday.
According to The New York Times, several current and former officials familiar with the incident said Trump was furious about her failure to adequately secure the nations borders.
The Times described Nielsen as chief of staff John Kellys protégée. She has drafted a resignation letter but has yet to submit it.
One person familiar with the meeting told The Times that Trumps explosion was part of a rant about the lack of progress he feels the U.S. has made erecting his border wall and stopping undocumented immigrants from entering the country.
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Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen close to resigning after Trump berated her (Original Post)
Miles Archer
May 2018
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HipChick
(25,485 posts)1. Spare me...Just resign, or just stay there and suck it up buttercup...
Turbineguy
(37,291 posts)2. Resign.
And try and salvage what you can.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)3. My feelings exactly
Cut the Hamlet crap; nobody's impressed by the drama.
Docreed2003
(16,850 posts)4. Trump and his fucking wall....what an obsessed dotard
Golden Raisin
(4,605 posts)5. Almost doesn't count.
treestar
(82,383 posts)6. How many DHS Secs
will the Dotard have before 2 years?
He can't keep anyone working for him.
Stinky The Clown
(67,761 posts)7. Tough shit, Toots. No one is keeping you there.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)8. That's the problem with these people
They love to leak how unhappy and offended they are, but they always stay.
Let me know when you actually decide to stand up to your boss. Otherwise, I couldnt care less what you were close to doing.
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)9. Instead, she tells jeffery beauregard sessions to
dissuade illegal entry by threatening to rip children from their parents' arms.
dalton99a
(81,392 posts)10. The "I Alone Can Fix It" president asks: "Why don't _YOU_ have solutions?"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-unloads-on-homeland-security-secretary-in-lengthy-immigration-tirade/2018/05/10/f0ded152-54a0-11e8-9c91-7dab596e8252_story.html
Trump lashed out at his Cabinet, and Nielsen in particular, when told that the number of people arrested for illegally crossing the Mexico border topped 50,000 for the second consecutive month. The blowup lasted more than 30 minutes, according to a person with knowledge of what transpired, as Trumps face reddened and he raised his voice, saying Nielsen needed to close down the border.
Why dont you have solutions? How is this still happening? he said, adding later, We need to shut it down. Were closed.
Trumps tirade went on so long that many present began fidgeting in their seats and flashing grimaces, White House aides said. Eventually, the topic moved on to health care, bringing relief to many in the room.
Why dont you have solutions? How is this still happening? he said, adding later, We need to shut it down. Were closed.
Trumps tirade went on so long that many present began fidgeting in their seats and flashing grimaces, White House aides said. Eventually, the topic moved on to health care, bringing relief to many in the room.