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mucifer

(23,538 posts)
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 06:53 AM Mar 2021

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fires almost every member of Homeland Security Advisory

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fires almost every member of Homeland Security Advisory Council

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fired most of the members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council on Friday, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.

The Homeland Security Advisory Council is made up of 30 members -- both Democrats and Republicans. Some of those who were fired included allies of former President Donald Trump, such as former acting DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli and former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan.

"I am considering how the HSAC can bring the greatest value to the Department and how the expertise, judgment, and counsel of its Members can be harnessed most effectively to advance the Department's mission. I expect to work closely with the HSAC and to rely on its Members to help guide the Department through a period of change," Mayorkas wrote.

The HSAC produces reports and advises the secretary on a range of issues from domestic violent extremism to biometrics.



https://www.yahoo.com/gma/homeland-security-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas-005638467.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

No surprise of course. Just kinda fun to read a nice article like this.
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taxi

(1,896 posts)
1. Chop chop, down they go
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:05 AM
Mar 2021

Having a wooden handle doesn't make an axe a tree. Consider the forest raked.

George McGovern

(5,420 posts)
6. Serious and Much-Needed Spring Cleaning
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 08:42 AM
Mar 2021

I agree, Jay25 - Dejoy Has To Go. Deplorable what he has done!

Jay25

(417 posts)
13. That it is, and without any shame. It's as if Trump had inside connections to the
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 10:54 AM
Mar 2021

soulless and spiritless, and put them in positions of power to destroy our democracy.

Jay25

(417 posts)
11. Hopefully, that will be soon. I still don't get how Trump was able to commit t so many
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 10:47 AM
Mar 2021

“unprecedented” actions so quickly while in office.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
3. Hom//sec....
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:15 AM
Mar 2021

Is this better than how we used to deal with disaster?

The state would declare an emergency....and apply

for federal aid. What am I missing?..

dameatball

(7,397 posts)
8. Cuccinelli must be good at packing his bags and clearing out his desk by now. Look for him soon in
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 09:19 AM
Mar 2021

some new, hanger-on GOP capacity.

FSogol

(45,481 posts)
9. Some of those who were fired included shitheads appointed by former President Donald Trump
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 09:24 AM
Mar 2021

Root out all the Trumpian shitheads. Ken Cuccinelli should be prevented from ever holding a Federal job again.

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