A career federal government employee, Elaine Duke, is the deputy secretary of DHS, confirmed in April. She will be the acting DHS secretary.pic.twitter.com/O9Kpqph3Qk
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Here's the executive order, signed in December 2016 by Obama: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/09/executive-order-amending-order-succession-department-homeland-security …pic.twitter.com/ccCODANhQ3
After Duke, Chip Fulghum appears to be the ~next~ eligible person to take over as acting sec under succession EO. https://www.dhs.gov/person/chip-fulghum …pic.twitter.com/ASfFteruCH
it'd be pretty weird for him to let a career gov't employee, no doubt highly competent, to stay in that job. "the deep state" etc. etc.
also v difficult to picture trump letting a woman have a job that he'd associate with jack boots and swinging....batons
Is it time limited as some other appointments are?
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