Assessing Donald Trump’s use of the Homeland Security department
A shallow institutional culture and lots of troops make DHS an appealing plaything
GEORGE W. BUSH and Barack Obama each had three secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in their eight years in office—two Senate-confirmed, and an acting secretary between. In less than four years, Donald Trump has had five. The last Senate-confirmed secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, resigned in April 2019. Mr Trump reportedly told her she was “not tough enough” and did not “look the part”.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “The master’s bidding”
United States September 19th 2020
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