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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
Nielsen’s replacement
to face same challenges
BY COLLEEN LONG
AND JILL COLVIN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON-Presi
dent Donald Trump and
Homeland Security chief
Kirstjen Nielsen never
quite clicked personally
as the president chafed at
her explanations of compli
cated immigration issues
and her inability to bring
about massive changes at
the U.S.-Mexico border.
With Nielsen’s departure
now considered inevitable,
her eventual replacement
will find there’s no getting
around the immigration
laws and court challenges
that have thwarted the
president’s hard-line
agenda at every turn —
even if there’s better per
sonal chemistry.
The list of potential
replacements for Nielsen
includes a career law
man, two military officers
and former acting U.S.
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement head Thomas
Homan — a tough-talker
who echoes Trump’s bor
der rhetoric.
“A good DHS person
ought to be able to scare
America” about heroin
coming over the border and
illegal crossings, former
Trump campaign adviser
Barry Bennett said. “But,
the system is so against you
legally and structurally.”
Trump soured on Nielsen
in part over frustrations
that she has not been able
to do more to address what
he has called a “crisis” at
the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump has seized on sta
tistics about illegal border
crossings that have grown
on her watch after reach
ing a record low early in
his term. More than 50,000
people were detained at the
southwest border in Octo
ber — the highest monthly
total since 2014 and up dra
matically from 11,000 in
April 2017.
“It’s a tough job. You’re
someone who has to get
good numbers on border
crossing. He’s always look
ing for that and it’s tough,”
Bennett said.
But illegal border cross
ings could also be tied to the
seasons — some experts
argue more migrants make
the dangerous journey
through the desert when
it’s cooler. And Nielsen has
carried out the president’s
wishes, including pushing
for funding for his border
wall and defending the
administration’s now-aban
doned practice of separat
ing children and parents.
She also moved to aban
don long-standing regula
PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS I Associated Press
President Donald Trump, right, listens as Homeland Security
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, left, addresses members of the
media before Trump signs an executive order to end family
separations at the border, during an event in the Oval Office
of the White House, June 20, in Washington.
tions that dictate how long
children are allowed to
be held in immigration
detention, and was work
ing to find space to detain
all families who cross the
border. She limited what
public benefits migrants
can receive, and last week
put regulations in place
that circumvent immigra
tion law to deny asylum to
anyone caught crossing the
border illegally. Nearly
everything has been chal
lenged or watered down by
the courts.
“I don’t think they’re
going to get the magic per
son,” said Andrew Selee,
president of Migration
Policy Institute, a think
tank that studies migration
issues. “Nielsen had been
fairly hard-line implement
ing what Trump wants, but
she’s not willing to skirt
around the law to do it. ”
Trump has also told
allies that he never fully
trusted Nielsen, whom he
associated with President
George W. Bush, a longtime
foe. And he has told those
close to him that he feels,
at times, that she has stron
ger loyalty to her mentor
— chief of staff John Kelly
— than to the president.
On occasions when she has
tried to explain the com
plicated legal challenges
associated with instituting
some of his policies, Trump
has exploded, belittling her
in front of colleagues and
blaming her for not being
able to skirt the law.
Trump had been
expected to dismiss Nielsen
as soon as Tuesday as part
of a post-midterm elec
tions shakeup that is likely
to include a slew of other
departures.
But her departure has
been postponed for now in
part because there was no
obvious successor, accord
ing to two people familiar
with the discussions who
were not authorized to
speak publicly and spoke on
condition of anonymity. She
has no deputy secretary,
and the next in line would
be Claire Grady, the under
secretary of homeland
security for management.
Trump said in an inter
view with The Daily Caller
on Wednesday that he’d
make a decision on home
land security “shortly.”
Potential candidates
include U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Commis
sioner Kevin McAleenan,
and two military officers
— Transportation Security
Administration head David
Pekoske and Maj. Gen. Vin
cent Coglianese, who runs
the Marine Corps Installa
tions Command, according
to people familiar with the
discussions.
Homan is regarded as a
top pick, according to peo
ple familiar with the discus
sions. He was nominated by
Trump to lead Immigration
and Customs Enforcement,
but stepped down before
he was confirmed, and it’s
not clear if his nomination
would pass the Senate or if
he’d even be up for the job.
He left in part because he
wanted to spend more time
with his family.
Pelosi claims ‘overwhelming
support’ for 2nd act as speaker
Pelosi
BY LISA MASCAR0
AND MATTHEW DALY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Law
makers trying to oust Nancy
Pelosi started rallying behind
a possible contender
Thursday, but the
House Democratic
leader gained key
endorsements and
said she has “over
whelming support”
to become the next
speaker.
Pelosi picked up
backing from Rep.
John Lewis, D-Ga.,
the civil rights leader, while
a who’s-who of Democrats
— including former Vice
President A1 Gore and for
mer Secretary of State John
Kerry — advocated on her
behalf.
“Look, I’m supporting
Pelosi,” said Rep. Jim Cly-
burn of South Carolina, the
third-ranking Democrat and
an influential leader of the
Congressional Black Caucus.
“But I would never tell any
body not to run.”
One member of the Black
Caucus, Rep. Marcia Fudge
of Ohio, indicated a willing
ness to run against Pelosi for
speaker when lawmakers
return after Thanksgiving for
first-round voting. She’s an
ally of Ohio Democratic Rep.
Tim Ryan, who mounted
an unsuccessful campaign
against Pelosi two years ago
and is a leader of the current
effort to topple her.
Others may jump in, but
have not yet.
Lewis, who marched dur
ing the civil rights era with
the Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr., said he’s support
ing Pelosi “more than 100
percent.”
Pelosi has faced chal
lenges before but this one
— fueled by newcomers
calling for change and frus
trated incumbents who feel
shut out of leadership after
her many years at the helm
— poses perhaps the big-
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With a narrow Democratic
majority, now at 230 seats,
she does not have much
cushion to secure the 218
votes needed on the floor if
all Republicans vote against
her, as expected.
Some House races
remain undecided
and the Democratic
majority could grow
slightly.
There is a chance
the math could shift
in Pelosi’s favor
if lawmakers are
absent or simply
vote “present,” meaning she
would need fewer than 218
votes for an absolute major
ity. The full chamber will
elect the next speaker Jan. 3.
Pelosi has remained stead
fast in her pursuit of the gavel
and welcomes challengers.
Her catchphrase: “Come on
in, the water’s warm.”
The 78-year-old Califor
nian was bombarded with
questions about the speaker’s
race at her weekly press con
ference Thursday. “I intend
to win the speakership with
Democratic votes,” she said.
Asked if sexism may block
her return as the first woman
to hold the office, she coun
tered that’s a question for the
mostly male lawmakers sign
ing a letter against her.
“If in fact there is any
misogyny involved in it, it’s
their problem, not mine,”
Pelosi told reporters.
Seventeen Democrats,
led by Rep. Seth Moulton
D-Mass., have pledged to
vote against Pelosi’s return
as the first female speaker of
the House. The list includes
a dozen incumbents and
five newcomers, including
two Democrats whose races
have not yet been decided.
Confirmed by an aide to one
of the organizers, the list was
first published in the Huffing-
ton Post. It includes just three
women.
Rep.-elect Jeff Van Drew,
D-N.J., said he signed the let
ter and is sticking and with
his campaign promise to not
vote for Pelosi — “not in the
caucus and not on the floor,”
he said.
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