The White House on Thursday announced acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf's nomination to serve in a permanent capacity had been withdrawn, shortly after he called on President Trump to “strongly condemn” the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol the day prior.
Wolf issued a statement Thursday morning calling the events “tragic and sickening” and said it was “unacceptable” that some supporters of Trump resorted to violence “as a means to achieve political ends.”
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Wolf, who is currently on an official trip in the Middle East, forcefully condemned the violence in the statement and said he plans to remain in his position until Jan. 20 to ensure an “orderly transition” to Biden’s administration and to ensure DHS remains focused on domestic threats.
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Less than two hours after Wolf issued the statement, the White House announced that Trump had withdrawn his nomination to be the permanent secretary of Homeland Security. The Senate was not expected to take up Wolf’s nomination before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated later this month.
The Hill
Petty POS.
White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement that the withdrawal occurred on Wednesday and "was not related at all to Wednesday’s events or the Acting Secretary’s comments this morning.
"Acting Secretary Wolf remains the acting secretary and continues to perform the duties of his office," Deere said.
So, just nastiness from Trump. What a surprise.
Wolf is the first Cabinet official to publicly call on Trump to condemn the violence; others have rebuked the events but not specifically appealed to Trump.
Cowards.
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