White House abruptly transfers DHS official amid loyalty purge

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The White House removed a top public affairs official at the Department of Homeland Security in a move that shocked many in the department as it takes a lead role in handling the coronavirus pandemic, according to two former senior DHS officials familiar with the matter.

Heather Swift, who was DHS’ deputy assistant secretary of public affairs, was abruptly pushed out of her position on Friday after the Presidential Personnel Office raised questions about her loyalty to President Donald Trump, said one of the former DHS officials.

The personnel office may have discovered some old social media posts that officials there did not like, this person said, though POLITICO was unable to find any examples of posts the Trump administration might find objectionable.

Swift, who has not yet left the department, is moving to a top communications job at the National Endowment for the Arts, a detour well outside the administration’s power corridors.




https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/white-house-dhs-heather-swift-loyalty-148856

[DEbluedude]

1. The purge continues...n/t

[lark]

2. I knew this was coming.

My son's boss has a friend very high up in HHS. That person told her last Wed. he thought they had finally convinced the president to close down the economy starting last Fri. Obviously, drumpf went with the oligarchs, not the scientists or his intelligence people and then got rid of the person pushing him to do what he didn't want to do.

Everyone that speaks the truth gets removed, he will destroy us while lying about it and anyone who doesn't go along with the treachery and death is removed.

[Lulu KC]

3. How much longer can this go on?

I've been asking this forever, but this morning I just have a funny feeling that it might be possible that his spirit will finally be broken, in living color, on live TV and that he will literally have to be carried off the stage.

He may have met his match in this virus.