I believe he is doing this now that it is easier to get nominees through the confirmation process. Instead of nominating a limp wristed pansy that the left will obstruct, he can now nominate a strong, results oriented person who will make liberal heads explode.
“I believe he is doing this now that it is easier to get nominees through the confirmation process.”
Could well be. The nominations logjam in the Senate just broke this week, with Republicans changing the rules to speed things up.
It is also possible that there may have been some disagreements about how to crack down on the current surge at the border, and Vitiello was against some of the proposed measures.