
President Trump on Thursday withdrew his nomination of current Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to lead the department as its Senate-confirmed secretary following a statement issued by Wolf that morning condemning the storming of the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. In his statement, Wolf said he’ll remain as acting secretary until the end of the administration to ensure a continued focus on threats to the homeland and ensuring “an orderly transition to President-elect Biden’s DHS team.” The White House…