国际英语资讯:2nd LD Writethru: Trump says to nominate Chad Wolf to formally lead Department of Homeland S
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 25-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="nominate">nominate</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homeland">Homeland</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="service">service</span>!"</p><p><span word="Wolf">Wolf</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homeland">Homeland</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> (<span word="DHS">DHS</span>) <span word="since">since</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2019. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Kirstjen">Kirstjen</span> <span word="Nielsen">Nielsen</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="Accountability">Accountability</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> (<span word="GAO">GAO</span>) <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="DHS">DHS</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Cuccinelli">Cuccinelli</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="invalidly">invalidly</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incorrect">incorrect</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Acting">Acting</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="succession">succession</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invalid">invalid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="Cuccinelli">Cuccinelli</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invalid">invalid</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="succession">succession</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>' <span word="investigative">investigative</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="DHS">DHS</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> "<span word="wholeheartedly">wholeheartedly</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GAO">GAO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="baseless">baseless</span> <span word="report">report</span>."</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DHS">DHS</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>. <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ramped">ramped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="Established">Established</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DHS">DHS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="border">border</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cybersecurity">cybersecurity</span>.</p>
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