Trump pulls nomination of Chad Wolf as DHS secretary after rebuke

Published January 7, 2021 5:00pm ET



The White House announced that President Trump pulled the nomination of Chad Wolf as secretary for the Department of Homeland Security an hour after the acting Cabinet official called on Trump to condemn Wednesday’s riot.

The White House announced the withdrawal in a statement issued late Thursday morning. Wolf, who has been traveling overseas in Cyprus all week, initially criticized the thousands of Trump supporters who besieged the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon.

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