Former appearing Homeland Safety Secretary Chad Wolf prompt this week that he could be open to returning to the Trump administration, saying he could be “happy to serve if needed.”
“Look, I’m happy to serve if the president should ask, I think it’s an honor to do that,” Wolf informed host Blake Burman Thursday on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
“Not only for the president, but for the country, so happy to serve if needed,” he added.
Requested if President-elect Trump had approached him, Wolf mentioned “No, absolutely not. There’s been no discussions about that.”
The Hill/Choice Desk HQ known as the White Home race for the previous president early Wednesday. Questions have since swirled about who may serve in key administration roles when Trump returns to the White Home in January.
To date, he has solely introduced Susie Wiles as his incoming chief of workers. She would be the first girl to carry the submit.
Burman additionally requested Wolf concerning the U.S. Secret Service, which got here below scrutiny after two assassination makes an attempt have been made in opposition to Trump earlier this 12 months. The previous official mentioned the administration would seemingly need “someone from the outside” to run the company after perceived safety points.
“My opinion is you probably want someone from the outside, given what’s occurred over these last several months, to come in — obviously someone with a law enforcement background — and see what’s going on at that agency,” Wolf mentioned, including that he does not communicate for the Trump marketing campaign, nor has he mentioned the difficulty along with his former boss.
“I would be in favor of someone with an outside approach taking a look at what’s going on there at the service,” he added.
Following the failed makes an attempt — one at a marketing campaign rally in Pennsylvania and one other at his Florida golf course — Congress superior laws that will increase safety for political candidates.
After the primary incident in Butler, Pa., the place Trump’s ear was grazed with a bullet and a rallygoer was killed, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down from the place. The transfer got here after a disastrous look earlier than Congress the place she refused to reply sure questions concerning the assault.
Ronald Rowe, Cheatle’s deputy and one other longtime Secret Service member, has been main the company since.
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