Congressional Republicans 'Terrified' About Shake-Up At Homeland Security

By Mark Brodie
Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 11:54am
Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 2:26pm

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen
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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen on March 18, 2019.

Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving the Department of Homeland Security — but she may not be the only one.

Along with that surprising resignation, President Donald Trump has already pulled his nomination of a potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, fired the director of the Secret Service and there are rumors that the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and DHS’s general counsel are both on the chopping block.

With The Show to talk about the upheaval at the agency was Melanie Zanona, a congressional reporter with Politico.

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