Washington DC, SAEDNEWS, Jan. 12: United States President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly resigned on Monday, leaving the post ahead of schedule as the nation faces a heightened “terrorism” threat from armed protesters seeking to reverse the election.
The announcement by acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf came less than a week after he pledged to remain in office and just 10 days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Wolf cited a legal challenge to his leadership as a reason for his resignation, but that had surfaced months ago.
“For months we have known Chad Wolf has been serving illegally in his position, so the timing of his resignation from the Department today is questionable,” said Representative Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
“He has chosen to resign during a time of national crisis and when domestic terrorists may be planning additional attacks on our government.”
Wolf, who had been serving in an acting capacity since November 2019 and was never confirmed by the Senate, said he was compelled to leave by “recent events,” including court rulings that found he could not legally hold the position.
The resignation comes a day before Trump is set to visit the US-Mexico border wall, Trump’s signature political project and one overseen by DHS (Source: AlJazeera).
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