President Donald Trump berated Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in a dispiriting Cabinet meeting on immigration Wednesday, according to three administration officials, but her colleagues denied reports that she has threatened to quit.
Trump lashed out at his Cabinet, and Nielsen in particular, when told that the number of people arrested for illegally crossing the Mexico border topped 50,000 for the second consecutive month. The blowup lasted more than 30 minutes, according to a person with knowledge of what transpired, as Trump's face reddened and he raised his voice, saying Nielsen needed to "close down" the border.
"Why don't you have solutions? How is this still happening?" he said, adding later, "We need to shut it down. We're closed."
Nielsen battled back, one person said, telling Trump that laws limit some of what she could do to block the flow of undocumented immigrants. Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended her, saying the administration was looking for new ways to deter illegal crossings.
Trump has never viewed Nielsen favorably, and complains to colleagues that she is "not tough enough," according to a senior White House official. He reminds staff that she was a "George W. Bush person" because of her previous tenure as a White House Homeland Security adviser.
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Well, if there’s one thing Trump does well it’s berating women. Very professional.
ReplyDeleteYour the reason why he won and will win again. #MAGA
DeleteHappens every day in the real world. It shouldn't but it does and if you are the berated one what do you do if you need that job. Brush it off snowflake!
DeleteYou're either up to the task or you're not, regardless of your gender.
ReplyDeleteAgree 100% but publicly berating and/or humiliating an employee, regardless of gender, is unprofessional and shows a lack of leadership strength.
Delete2:11. Is she doing her job. If not go away. Stop with your whining. She is there to do a job. You must be a millennial
ReplyDeleteYou can't have it both ways 2:11. You want females to do the job but be treated differently? Nielson is HSS first, gender should not matter. She will do her job or the good president will find someone who will.
ReplyDeleteI like Nielson and think she will do her best. The president wants people that work, haven't you noticed?
I almost didn't write this, but here it is: Take it like a man!
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