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re: Trump sacks Chief of the Border Patrol
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:38 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:38 pm to Pettifogger
All political appointees should expect short job terms.
They reflect the ideology of the person appointing, not competence.
If this dude had risen up through the ranks as a border agent I might agree with you.
Instead he seems more like an Obama hack than anything else. I am sure he'll find work in democrat California working on whatever sanctuary cities resistance movement they come up with.
They reflect the ideology of the person appointing, not competence.
If this dude had risen up through the ranks as a border agent I might agree with you.
Instead he seems more like an Obama hack than anything else. I am sure he'll find work in democrat California working on whatever sanctuary cities resistance movement they come up with.
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Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:38 pm to ClientNumber9
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:39 pm to NYNolaguy1
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If this dude had risen up through the ranks as a border agent I might agree with you.
Agree with me that blindly accepting Trump's opinion on the wall vs. this guy is stupid?
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Instead he seems more like an Obama hack than anything else. I am sure he'll find work in democrat California working on whatever sanctuary cities resistance movement they come up with.
I see little to no evidence he was a hack. I doubt his experience leading FBI operations in hostile areas is going to set him up well to be an SJW in California.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:42 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:49 pm to Pettifogger
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Agree with me that blindly accepting Trump's opinion on the wall vs. this guy is stupid?
Sure. Accepting any opinion blindly is stupid.
You should note I have a long post history of not supporting Trump. I didn't vote for him either in the primary or general election.
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doubt his experience leading FBI operations in hostile areas is going to set him up well to be an SJW in California
Oh come on he stood up to Trump and got canned for it. His credentials are gold now. Either he was stupid and opened his mouth when he shouldn't have or he was making himself a martyr for the SJW cause.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:50 pm to Fun Bunch
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:51 pm to Salmon
For some reason I think you enjoy being in the middle of the circle jerk
Posted on 1/26/17 at 2:53 pm to NYNolaguy1
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Oh come on he stood up to Trump and got canned for it. His credentials are gold now. Either he was stupid and opened his mouth when he shouldn't have or he was making himself a martyr for the SJW cause.
I can't find that he did this? Again, I don't care that he got asked to leave, but I'm not seeing where this guy is some major SJW hack, and nobody has been able to point out the evidence he is.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:40 pm to Pettifogger
If you publicly disagreed with a major directive of your firm how would it end up for you?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 3:43 pm to NIH
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If you publicly disagreed with a major directive of your firm how would it end up for you?
Bruh.
1) I've yet to see anything he's said that would justify his firing on that basis. In other words, I've read 2-3 articles and none include any recent disagreements with Trump.
2) I'm not opposed to him being moved along. That isn't the argument.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 9:59 pm to Pettifogger
Not sure if this was posted here or one of the other threads:
LINK
Border Patrol chief removed from post after clashing with powerful union
Yes, Morgan was a political hack. Good riddance.
Make Green Great Again
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Border Patrol chief removed from post after clashing with powerful union
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The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol has resigned after only six months on the job, one day after President Trump announced plans to ratchet up immigration enforcement and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Thursday.
Officials familiar with the decision said that Morgan — a career FBI official who was the first outsider to lead the agency responsible for securing the U.S. borders — was removed by Kevin K. McAleenan, acting commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.
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His resignation is effective Jan. 31, officials said.
Morgan had clashed with the powerful Border Patrol union, which endorsed Trump for president and whose leaders were present at Trump’s announcement of his immigration crackdown at Department of Homeland Security headquarters Wednesday.
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Gil Kerlikowske, former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the Border Patrol, said in an interview that the union never supported Morgan for the job and appeared to be behind his departure.
“The union has been very vocal about someone from outside of the Border Patrol becoming the head of the Border Patrol,” Kerlikowske said. “The union supported this candidate for president, and now very much appears to be directing things – which is absolutely unheard of in law enforcement. The union used their influence to have him removed.’’
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Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, which represents 16,500 agents, said the union started actively lobbying Trump’s transition team shortly after the election to replace Morgan, who the union believed “did not make border security a priority.” For example, Morgan had diverted agents from the field to process migrants at ports of entry, a role traditionally handled by another unit at Customs and Border Patrol, Judd said.
“I assume they sent our concerns up the chain,” he said. “Do I know we had complete and total sway” with the Trump team in pushing Morgan out? “I don’t think so. Do I think we had a voice? Absolutely.”
Yes, Morgan was a political hack. Good riddance.
Make Green Great Again
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:04 pm to Pettifogger
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Agree with me that blindly accepting Trump's opinion on the wall vs. this guy is stupid?
Border patrol agents are almost universally gay for Trump. They may be his strongest support segment, so this argument falls pretty flat.
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