World News | Chad Wolf Will Be Nominated for Secretary of Homeland Security: Trump

Washington D.C. [US], August 26 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will be nominated for the Secretary of Homeland Security.

"I am pleased to inform the American Public that Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will be nominated to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. Chad has done an outstanding job and we greatly appreciate his service!" the US President said in a tweet.

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According to a Sputnik report, Wolf has won support from many Republicans in Congress and the ire of many Democrats by supporting Trump's initiative to build a wall on the US border with Mexico and an accompanying crackdown on illegal border crossers.

The nomination requires a confirmation vote in the US Senate, the report said. (ANI)

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