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Donald Trump picks Gen. John Kelly for DHS secretarycbsnews - CBS News - Wednesday, December 7, 2016 ![[Linked Image]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/GEN_Kelley,_Paul_X.jpg/220px-GEN_Kelley,_Paul_X.jpg) LtGen Paul X. KellyDonald Trump is tapping Gen. John Kelly to run the Department of Homeland Security, CBS News confirms. The final request and acceptance, sources told CBS’ Major Garrett, occurred while Kelly was traveling in Europe. His pick for DHS secretary will be announced by the transition staff in the coming days. Kelly is the third general tapped by the president-elect, joining Gen. James Mattis, Mr. Trump’s pick to become the next secretary of Defense, and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Mr. Trump’s incoming national security advisor. Like Mattis, Kelly is a Marine with a reputation for bluntness. Kelly was the commander of U.S. Southern Command until earlier this year. In that posting, he oversaw American military operations in South America and Central America. Before that, he commanded American forces numerous times in Iraq, and spent a year as the top Marine in that country. He then was an aide to defense secretaries Leon Panetta and Robert Gates. Created after the 9/11 attacks, the Department of Homeland Security now employs nearly 250,000 people. Trump pledged repeatedly to better secure America’s borders on the campaign trail, and it is likely that Kelly, should he take the position, will be central to that effort. Unlike Flynn, Kelly did not endorse Mr. Trump during the campaign and indicated he would be open to serving in either a Republican or Democratic administration. He has also referred to domestic politics as a “cesspool” in an interview over the summer with Foreign Policy magazine. Kelly, who served nearly 46 years in the Marine Corps, is the highest-ranking American military official to lose a child in combat since 9/11. His son, Marine Lt. Robert Michael Kelly, was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010. CBS News’ Major Garrett, Christopher Isham, Steve Chaggaris, and Arden Farhi contributed reporting to this story.
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Regardless of other characteristics, Trump seems to be tapping people with a penchant for "no bullshit"
It will make for really interesting media spin if there's no room for ambiguity....
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Regardless of other characteristics, Trump seems to be tapping people with a penchant for "no bullshit"
It will make for really interesting media spin if there's no room for ambiguity.... Soooooo refreshing...
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Better qualifications than being transgender. I like it.
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good or bad, this is what you see when a politician isn't elected and the president elect doesn't have a drawer full of IOUs.
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Regardless of other characteristics, Trump seems to be tapping people with a penchant for "no bullshit"
It will make for really interesting media spin if there's no room for ambiguity.... What he seems to be tapping is experience instead of pundits specialising in political popularism. Handy not being encumbered by a major political entity and it's chains. I wish him well.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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I'm sure he'll do a good job, but may I express some reservations??? While I have no problem with a former general heading up the DOD (Mattis), I'd be a little more comfortable if DHS was headed by a civilian. Maybe that's just me.....
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Marines
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I'm sure he'll do a good job, but may I express some reservations??? While I have no problem with a former general heading up the DOD (Mattis), I'd be a little more comfortable if DHS was headed by a civilian. Maybe that's just me..... Kelly retired back in January 2016. He's as civilian as you and me.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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I'd have actually preferred a businessman for head of Homeland Security.
One who specializes in breaking companies apart.
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I'm sure he'll do a good job, but may I express some reservations??? While I have no problem with a former general heading up the DOD (Mattis), I'd be a little more comfortable if DHS was headed by a civilian. Maybe that's just me..... Department of Homeland Security The Department of Homeland Security was formed after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as part of a national effort to safeguard the United States against terrorism. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/images/opa/16_0511_S1_mission_statement_web_03.jpg) It kinda looks more Military than Civilian, to me. IMHO.
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Look at the intensity on these cabinet picks faces. They WILL get the job done. They are NOT pushovers or "yes men." We're gonna get America back again.
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"Kelly retired back in January 2016. He's as civilian as you and me."
I thought a Marine was ALWAYS a Marine....😜
Seriously, though, no concerns about a military man heading up a civilian police force?? Not competency issues, but possible "militarization of the police" issues.
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Maybe now the Border Patrol will get those FLIR equipped Apache gunships they've been needing... ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TqyErtH2aFI/hqdefault.jpg)
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"Kelly retired back in January 2016. He's as civilian as you and me."
I thought a Marine was ALWAYS a Marine....😜
Seriously, though, no concerns about a military man heading up a civilian police force?? Not competency issues, but possible "militarization of the police" issues.
There are Marines and former Marines.  Nothing wrong with a little "militarization" on the border looking south!
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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Look at the intensity on these cabinet picks faces. They WILL get the job done. They are NOT pushovers or "yes men." We're gonna get America back again. I pray that you're right
if a man speaks, and there isn't a woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
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Look at the intensity on these cabinet picks faces. They WILL get the job done. They are NOT pushovers or "yes men." We're gonna get America back again. You bet Buddy!
Trump Won!
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If he concentrates on keeping the filth out, and relinquishes domestic invasiveness currently propagated by the agency, as fostered by Janet Nappy, then all is good.
Maybe gun owning veterans will be taken off the watch list?
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Well, either Trump is hiring real no nonsense people with a track record of competence or he actually is planning the complete takeover of the US Government and is situating military men in place since they are used to following orders and will round up and intern all Democratic voters without blinking an eye.
I tend to suspect the former.
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I'm sure he'll do a good job, but may I express some reservations??? While I have no problem with a former general heading up the DOD (Mattis), I'd be a little more comfortable if DHS was headed by a civilian. Maybe that's just me..... Kelly retired back in January 2016. He's as civilian as you and me. Yep. DF
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