Trump: Acting Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan Stepping
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:11 pmVOA - Vietnam News
FILE - Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speaks at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill, July 18, 2019.
FILE - Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speaks at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill, July 18, 2019.
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was stepping down and a new acting chief of the agency would be named next week.
“Kevin now, after many years in Government, wants to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector,” Trump said on Twitter.
“I will be announcing the new Acting Secretary next week. Many wonderful candidates,” he said.