Lee Rogers
Daily Stormer
April 8, 2019
Kirstjen Nielsen should have been fired a long time ago. She had no business being in charge of the Department of Homeland Security. Her tenure was a total and complete failure.
We have some good news. The totally incompetent Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has finally been fired. Her firing comes right after the Daily Stormer expressed extreme dissatisfaction with her job performance.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2019
….I am pleased to announce that Kevin McAleenan, the current U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, will become Acting Secretary for @DHSgov. I have confidence that Kevin will do a great job!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2019
After she was fired, she posted a handful of tweets, one of which included her resignation letter. In the letter she basically blamed Congress and court rulings for her own failure to secure the border.
Its been an honor of a lifetime to serve with the brave men and women of @DHSgov. I could not be prouder of and more humbled by their service, dedication, and commitment to keep our country safe from all threats and hazards. pic.twitter.com/lIQ5iqGDmF
— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) April 7, 2019
Our missions as a Department are vast and have never been more vital. You are in the arena- keep up the good fight. Thank you for your sacrifices and those of your families. God bless you and God bless our great country.
— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) April 7, 2019
Nielsen is no different than any other female in the workplace. When they fail at something they never take responsibility for it. They always come up with an excuse or blame somebody else for their own incompetence.
The interview she did with Tucker Carlson last week was a disaster. Tucker exposed her as someone who had little interest in solving important problems.
The executive branch and the Department of Homeland Security in particular has a variety of tools that could have been used to deal with this illegal alien invasion. She chose not to use them.
Sure, the laws are bad and there are some dumb court rulings, but it isn’t like the executive branch is incapable of taking substantive action. As Kris Kobach recently pointed out, there were many things that could have been done to prevent this disaster and Nielsen pursued none of them.
Hopefully Kobach is nominated to permanently replace Nielsen. He’s an immigration hardliner and has serious ideas to fix this invasion problem despite the stupid laws that are in place. And as bad as these problems are, they can be fixed. You just need to have competent people involved in the execution and the political will to execute on it.
It was a big joke that this incompetent woman was put in charge of this process. She was totally unqualified for the role. She previously held a number of pointless government positions under George W. Bush and had no serious experience with logistics or security. She was a paper pusher who only landed the job because of her close ties to John Kelly.
Her firing is by no means a guarantee that things will improve, but it is definitely a step in the right direction. Her presence has been a huge problem for a long time. Hopefully we’ll start seeing some positive things happen now that she is gone.