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Donald Trump picks Gen. John Kelly for Department of Homeland Security secretary
CBS News ^ | December 7 2016 | CBS Staff

Posted on 12/07/2016 7:40:27 AM PST by Enchante

Donald 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.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: dhs; dhssecy; homelandsecurity; immigration; johnkelly; kelly; trump; trumpcabinet; trumpdhs; trumptransition
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...and it is....... General Kelly! for Homeland Security!
1 posted on 12/07/2016 7:40:27 AM PST by Enchante
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To: Enchante

A fine choice in my view.

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2 posted on 12/07/2016 7:41:17 AM PST by Lurker (America burned the witch.)
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To: Enchante

I would have preferred Kris Kobach.


3 posted on 12/07/2016 7:42:08 AM PST by kabar
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To: Enchante

“sources told CBS’ Major Garrett”

In other words, just more guessing by the liberals just dying to be right so they appear in-the-know.

Fact is, these stories have been garbage since the election, showing what idiots these so-called “journalists” are.


4 posted on 12/07/2016 7:42:22 AM PST by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: kabar

Kobach is a nice kid and has plenty of time to grow and learn from Marine’s like Kelly.


5 posted on 12/07/2016 7:43:27 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy (frequently.)
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To: Lurker

Agreed.

But that takes him out of the running for SoS. I bet he would have had trouble getting Chris Kobach through the Senate, but I hope there is a way to include him in the effort at a sub-cabinet level

This really is a real reality show.


6 posted on 12/07/2016 7:43:42 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Enchante

Liberals are going to have a fit.. reality is that Trump ran on ‘law and order’, the lawless were warned..


7 posted on 12/07/2016 7:43:49 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: Enchante

What ‘sources’? Are Trump associates leaking already?

I can’t imagine the boss liking that.


8 posted on 12/07/2016 7:43:57 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

Kobach is already into his sixth decade.


9 posted on 12/07/2016 7:44:22 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Enchante
NUKE THE BONEHEADED AND WASTEFUL DHS

Reinvigorate the FBI and the CIA in coordination with each other for sharper, quicker, more agile, and less bureaucratically encumbered intelligence.

10 posted on 12/07/2016 7:45:22 AM PST by Jim W N
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To: Enchante

Good choice. The current leader of this org is not very good and their policies are going to need and overhaul.


11 posted on 12/07/2016 7:45:28 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: 9YearLurker

Some stories from this morning “claimed” Kobach would be the Deputy Secretary...


12 posted on 12/07/2016 7:45:41 AM PST by Voluntaryist
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To: Enchante

I have a hard time seeing Trump with four generals in his cabinet, so I take it Petraeus is out of the running for SoS.

Kelly is out, obviously, too. So I guess I am hoping for Rohrbach or Giuliani.


13 posted on 12/07/2016 7:46:02 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

Kris Kobach is not that young. He is 50 years old. I have personally worked with Kris. He is one of the most impressive people I have ever met. And he is down to earth, not a pretentious bone in his body. He would make a fantastic head of DHS. Kelly could be his deputy.

n 1984, Kobach graduated from Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, Kansas, where he was co-valedictorian and class president. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude and first in his department. He then received an M.A. and Ph.D. in Politics at the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar. He then attended Yale Law School, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1995 and was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. During this time, he published two books: The Referendum: Direct Democracy in Switzerland (Dartmouth, 1994), and Political Capital: The Motives, Tactics, and Goals of Politicized Businesses in South Africa (University Press of America, 1990.

While at Harvard, Kobach served as Republican Club President. In that capacity, he supported the Afghan Mujahideen in their war against the Soviet Union, stating, “[T]he Afghan rebels’ cause gets the least amount of attention and support in this country”. Kobach served as a missionary to Uganda in 2005 and 2006. Previously, he had volunteered to help build a school in a South African township through the Get Ahead Foundation. He has also served as a Big Brother. He was a national rowing champion (men’s pair event, master’s division in 1998; men’s double event, master’s division, 2001, 2002). He is also an Eagle Scout.

n 2001, President George W. Bush awarded him a White House Fellowship to work for Attorney General John Ashcroft. At the end of the fellowship, he stayed on as Counsel to the Attorney General. Shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001, he led a team of attorneys and researchers who formulated and established the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System. In addition, he took part in work to reshape the Board of Immigration Appeals in 2002. After his government service ended, he returned to UMKC to teach law until running for and winning election to Secretary of State. Upon winning election, Kobach left his position at UMKC.


14 posted on 12/07/2016 7:46:17 AM PST by kabar
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To: Voluntaryist

Perfect. I hope so.


15 posted on 12/07/2016 7:46:18 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: kabar
I am hoping Kobach is selected as deputy. Let the old man deal directly with the hounds from hell.. Kobach can draw up the paperwork without the hassle of media spotlight.
16 posted on 12/07/2016 7:47:24 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: Enchante

I hope he’ll find a place for David Clarke. I was thinking Homeland Security would be it.


17 posted on 12/07/2016 7:47:52 AM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: Enchante

Atta boy Trump! A couple more generals and we’ll have a ready made Junta if needed. It might not be a bad thing, something more for the leftists to ponder and whine about.


18 posted on 12/07/2016 7:49:51 AM PST by Bringbackthedraft (???? It dissappeared.)
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To: Enchante

Mattis, Flynn and Kelly. It’s to fight the war with people who know how to win.


19 posted on 12/07/2016 7:50:59 AM PST by ari-freedom (Chicken Little Concerned for Trump people are almost as annoying as NeverTrumpers!)
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To: 9YearLurker

Kelly is out, obviously, too. So I guess I am hoping for Rohrbach or Giuliani.


I thought State would go to Rudy but now I’m leaning to Bolton. Trump knows it will be controversial so he is waiting on dropping the SoS news. Probably right before Christmas.


20 posted on 12/07/2016 7:51:19 AM PST by lodi90
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