When new security threats are planned in the United States, the FBI said, Chad Wolf, the current government’s secretary of Homeland Security, resigned. Because?
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Interim Secretary of State Chad Wolf resigned Monday amid growing concerns over more acts of violence during the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden last week. say a DHS official.
“The resignation of the interim secretary will take effect at 11:59 pm tonight,” the official told AFP, without giving reasons for the resignation.
Pete Gaynor, the head of the Federal Agency for Emergency Management (FEMA), would take over as interim secretary, he added.
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Wolf, who has headed DHS since November 2019, last week criticized the “tragic” capture of Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, which left five dead.
The Secretary of Homeland Security called on Trump and all elected officials to “strongly condemn the violence that took place” at the Capitol.
Wolf said he condemns violence on both sides of the political spectrum, specifically that directed against law enforcement. In a message on his Twitter account he said: “We now see that some supporters of the president use violence as a means to achieve political ends.” He said this is unacceptable.
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And it was these words that just distanced him from Donald Trump. After Chad said this, the president withdrew Wolf’s nomination as permanent head of the Department of Homeland Security, a position he temporarily held.
His departure comes when there are new threats of extremist actions by Biden’s swearing-in, scheduled for Jan. 20 in Washington.
Who is Chad Wolf?
Wolf is noted as the one who managed to finish the Department of Homeland Security’s strategic plan that has been widely discussed in the US. UU. He is said to have successfully carried out various initiatives against international and national terrorism; was in charge of safeguarding the electoral process in the US
He was Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff to the Trump administration Department, and also received the Distinguished Service Medal from the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. UU.