A second insurrection is in the works, and Trump's DHS Director, Chad Wolf, quit today. That is alarming because the chain of command of a weakened organization just got weaker. It is riper for messing by Trump than ever before, right when Homeland Security resources are needed most during the inauguration.
The Department of Defense will stand tall, more likely to resist Trump. However, during the transition hours, Trump will have escaped, leaving Pence in the midst and Biden on the cusp.
"Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf resigns after Trump supporters’ riot on Capitol Hill
PUBLISHED MON, JAN 11 20215:08 PM ESTUPDATED MON, JAN 11 20215:23 PM EST
KEY POINTS
- Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf resigned Monday, becoming the third Cabinet-level official to quit on the heels of the riot at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters.
- Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last week over Wednesday’s riot, which disrupted the confirmation by Congress of Joe Biden’s election as the next president.
- Wolf, in a letter to Department of Homeland Security staff, said his resignation “is warranted by recent events, including the ongoing and meritless court rulings regarding the validity of my authority as Acting Secretary.”
I quit!
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