Former acting DHS chief on Noem’s ouster: ‘We saw this coming’

Former acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Friday said “we saw this coming” after President Trump announced he was replacing Kristi Noem as DHS chief.

“There have been a series of unfortunate incidents that have overshadowed the great success and progress the Trump Administration has made when it comes to securing the border and removing dangerous people from the country,” Wolf told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on the Cats & Cosby Show on WABC 770.

“This is an issue that the President should be winning on by large numbers,” he added. “I think they were looking at all this and decided to make a change.”

The president, in a post on Truth Social, said Noem would be reassigned to a new role as special envoy for “The Shield of the Americas.” He also announced that Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) was his pick to replace her.

Wolf pointed to Trump’s decision to place White House border czar Tom Holman in charge of immigration enforcement in Minnesota in January after two protesters were shot and killed by federal agents, an indication of Trump’s lack of trust in Noem to lead the department.

Sources familiar with the president’s thinking also........

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