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Donald Trump eyeing White House staff shakeup; uncertainty looms over homeland security secy Kirstjen Nielsen's fate
Fp Staff • 6 years agoPresident Donald Trump is weighing an administration-wide shakeup as he looks to prepare his White House for divided government, but it is unclear who is going and who is staying. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was thought to be out as soon as this week, according to two people with knowledge of the issue, but she is now likely to remain in the post for a longer period because there is no obvious successor in place.
Donald Trump likely to oust US Homeland Security boss Kirstjen Nielsen; wants 'John Wayne' brand hardliner as replacement
Nikhila Natrajan • 6 years agoKirstjen Nielsen, the top immigration official in the Trump administration, is likely being booted out. “It’s no longer ‘if’, it’s ‘when’”, is the buzz at the White House which offered no comment on “personnel issues”. Trump has long understood to have had problems with Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen - a protege of Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly who has been the DHS Secretary’s champion from well before her appointment.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders asked to leave restaurant for working under Donald Trump; owner's move receives mixed reaction
• 7 years agoWhite House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Lexington as she worked worked under Trump administration. The owner of Red Hen Stephanie Wilkinson received mixed reaction for her move.
Decision on H-4 visas holders not final until rulemaking process is completed: US Immigration Services
• 7 years agoNo decision about H-4 visas is final until the rulemaking process is completed, a senior US official has said.
Didn't hear Donald Trump say 'shithole' at White House meeting, says Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen
• 7 years agoUS homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Tuesday that she did not hear President Donald Trump use the word "shithole" during a meeting about immigration last week at the White House
Kirstjen Nielsen to take charge of Homeland Security; White House aide had also served in George W Bush administration
• 7 years agoThe US Senate confirmed White House deputy chief of staff Kirstjen Nielsen as Secretary of Homeland Security on Tuesday.
Donald Trump picks Kirstjen Nielsen to run homeland security: John Kelly's top aide is a 'low-drama', policy wonk
• 8 years agoPresident Donald Trump will nominate Kirstjen Nielsen, who as top aide to his White House chief of staff has sought to instill order in Trump’s team, to lead the US Department of Homeland Security, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.