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KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:35 PM Jan 2017

DHS Secretary Kelly announces Thomas Homan to take over as acting ICE Director, no reason provided

Source: BNO News

Statement from DHS Secretary John Kelly gives no reason for Trump's dismissal of Acting ICE Director Daniel Ragsdale

News broke on MSNBC Lawrence O'Donnel's show. Thanks to uppityperson for finding a newsource link!

Read more: https://mobile.twitter.com/BNONews/status/826270107714330624

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DHS Secretary Kelly announces Thomas Homan to take over as acting ICE Director, no reason provided (Original Post) KewlKat Jan 2017 OP
K&R uppityperson Jan 2017 #1
The Monday Night Massacre bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #2
looking for news source to confirm MSNBC's breaking news KewlKat Jan 2017 #3
He's going to fire everybody IronLionZion Jan 2017 #4
It's on Lawerence O'D now GP6971 Jan 2017 #5
A coup. tenorly Jan 2017 #11
I honestly think this could be GP6971 Jan 2017 #13
you think? tomorrow the Con hit's our LGBT community and he also has KewlKat Jan 2017 #14
Poor choice of words given my mood right now GP6971 Jan 2017 #15
Good point. tenorly Jan 2017 #16
Interesting times, right? tenorly Jan 2017 #17
More like depressing times GP6971 Jan 2017 #18
It's been a surreal 18 months - ever since that man became the GOP frontrunner. tenorly Jan 2017 #19
Depends on how you define "coup". The President can fire alot of the upper level people legally cstanleytech Jan 2017 #20
It was mentioned by someone in the know... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2017 #22
The way he's been running roughshod over them, I wouldn't be surprised. tenorly Jan 2017 #23
executive associate director will replace the enforcement person KewlKat Jan 2017 #6
Here's the press release uppityperson Jan 2017 #7
thanks for the source....you ROCK! KewlKat Jan 2017 #9
All that praise for Kelly was a waste! atreides1 Jan 2017 #21
0. Trump just fired another one. Head of immigration enforcement emmo115 Jan 2017 #8
ok, scenaro....what if the Con told the ICE Director to get moving on his EO and ICE Director KewlKat Jan 2017 #10
just like his buddy, Andrew Jackson elmac Jan 2017 #12

GP6971

(31,170 posts)
5. It's on Lawerence O'D now
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:37 PM
Jan 2017

What's to stop Trump from firing the Joint Chiefs of Staff for refusing to obey illegal orders?

tenorly

(2,037 posts)
11. A coup.
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:49 PM
Jan 2017

Given Trump's yen for imperiousness, and if he tries to pull something like that, they may be left with no choice.

I don't relish the idea in the least - and, after all it would leave Mike Putz with the run of the country. Nevertheless, it may come to that with this overgrown baby.

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
14. you think? tomorrow the Con hit's our LGBT community and he also has
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:56 PM
Jan 2017

a cyber security EO. I hope they aren't taking our internet away.

tenorly

(2,037 posts)
16. Good point.
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:58 PM
Jan 2017

Given the current crisis, I suspect that Ghouliani and rest of Trump's Big Brother brigade may be expediting plans to rescind Net Neutrality - by fiat if need be.

tenorly

(2,037 posts)
19. It's been a surreal 18 months - ever since that man became the GOP frontrunner.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:06 AM
Jan 2017

I guess we have that to thank him for.

cstanleytech

(26,299 posts)
20. Depends on how you define "coup". The President can fire alot of the upper level people legally
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:20 AM
Jan 2017

without any reason given but its the lower levels where he will hit roadblocks.

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,076 posts)
22. It was mentioned by someone in the know...
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 06:36 AM
Jan 2017

... back in November, that the military would remove Genghis Don within 90 days of taking office.

tenorly

(2,037 posts)
23. The way he's been running roughshod over them, I wouldn't be surprised.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:14 PM
Jan 2017

Luckily, this being the U.S. they'll probably just appear at the White House, invoke the 25th, and drag him out kicking and screaming by the armpits. The Armed Forces would be on high alert, naturally; but no tanks in the streets, thank God.

Of course, that would leave the run of the country to Mike Putz, Bitchy Mitchy, and the other congresscritters - many of whom are actually to the right of Trump on many issues.

Either way, not a pretty picture.

atreides1

(16,079 posts)
21. All that praise for Kelly was a waste!
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 05:46 AM
Jan 2017

He's a hack just like the rest of Trump's cabal!

As far as I'm concerned, Chesty Puller was the last great Marine General...Mattis and Kelly together aren't good enough to shine his boots!!!

emmo115

(3 posts)
8. 0. Trump just fired another one. Head of immigration enforcement
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:43 PM
Jan 2017

"Impeachment" was just mentioned for the first time on msnbc.

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
10. ok, scenaro....what if the Con told the ICE Director to get moving on his EO and ICE Director
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:46 PM
Jan 2017

said the court order prevents it.....and Con, on a firing roll, said you're fired........

 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
12. just like his buddy, Andrew Jackson
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 11:54 PM
Jan 2017

who vetoed a law that the Supreme Court and Congress both thought constitutional and fired cabinet secretaries who would not carry out his orders. Now I know why he was in such a hurry to hang Jacksons portrait in his office.

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