Jacob Soboroff
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Katie Miller, she was spokesperson at DHS during the family separation crisis. A vocal, unwavering defender of what we were doing, taking these kids away from their parents. Katie Miller told Jacob Soboroff, quote, My family and colleagues told me that when I have kids, I'll think about the separations differently. But I don't think so.
Katie Miller, she was spokesperson at DHS during the family separation crisis. A vocal, unwavering defender of what we were doing, taking these kids away from their parents. Katie Miller told Jacob Soboroff, quote, My family and colleagues told me that when I have kids, I'll think about the separations differently. But I don't think so.
Katie Miller, she was spokesperson at DHS during the family separation crisis. A vocal, unwavering defender of what we were doing, taking these kids away from their parents. Katie Miller told Jacob Soboroff, quote, My family and colleagues told me that when I have kids, I'll think about the separations differently. But I don't think so.
Homeland Security sent me to the border to see the separations for myself, to try to make me more compassionate. But it didn't work. End quote. Jacob responds, quote, It didn't work? I will never forget what I saw. Seriously. Are you a white nationalist? He asked, exasperated. No, she said, but I believe if you come to America, you should assimilate. Why do we need to have, like, Little Havana?
Homeland Security sent me to the border to see the separations for myself, to try to make me more compassionate. But it didn't work. End quote. Jacob responds, quote, It didn't work? I will never forget what I saw. Seriously. Are you a white nationalist? He asked, exasperated. No, she said, but I believe if you come to America, you should assimilate. Why do we need to have, like, Little Havana?
Homeland Security sent me to the border to see the separations for myself, to try to make me more compassionate. But it didn't work. End quote. Jacob responds, quote, It didn't work? I will never forget what I saw. Seriously. Are you a white nationalist? He asked, exasperated. No, she said, but I believe if you come to America, you should assimilate. Why do we need to have, like, Little Havana?
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Yeah, they sure did, Steph. And I have to say, it was really an extraordinary experience to spend time with these four really remarkable individuals. For people that weren't watching earlier in the broadcast, I want to reintroduce them to you all very briefly. Starting here in the lower right-hand part of your screen, it's Nigella Nakuna, who was fired from the U.S.
Yeah, they sure did, Steph. And I have to say, it was really an extraordinary experience to spend time with these four really remarkable individuals. For people that weren't watching earlier in the broadcast, I want to reintroduce them to you all very briefly. Starting here in the lower right-hand part of your screen, it's Nigella Nakuna, who was fired from the U.S.
Digital Service, which was the precursor to Doge, to her left. is Alex Taylor, who was fired from the U.S. Geological Survey. Behind Alex is Jesus Murillo, fired from HUD. And Catherine Steele was fired from the U.S. Forest Service. I want to ask a broad question first. It might sound cheeky, but I really do mean it sincerely.
Digital Service, which was the precursor to Doge, to her left. is Alex Taylor, who was fired from the U.S. Geological Survey. Behind Alex is Jesus Murillo, fired from HUD. And Catherine Steele was fired from the U.S. Forest Service. I want to ask a broad question first. It might sound cheeky, but I really do mean it sincerely.
Does anybody feel like they understand better why they were fired after watching the speech tonight? Nobody. Yeah. Okay. Jesus, let me start with you here. I said before you were a presidential management fellow. This is a very elite program within the federal government to bring in the best and the brightest.
Does anybody feel like they understand better why they were fired after watching the speech tonight? Nobody. Yeah. Okay. Jesus, let me start with you here. I said before you were a presidential management fellow. This is a very elite program within the federal government to bring in the best and the brightest.
The entire program has been terminated after 48 years under Democratic and Republican presidents. When President Trump said about the federal bureaucracy, my administration will reclaim power from this unaccountable bureaucracy, it bugged you in a particular way.
The entire program has been terminated after 48 years under Democratic and Republican presidents. When President Trump said about the federal bureaucracy, my administration will reclaim power from this unaccountable bureaucracy, it bugged you in a particular way.
And you said a large portion of your time was actually... responding to congressional inquiries about whether or not the money was being spent appropriately in the case of the housing and urban development department.
And you said a large portion of your time was actually... responding to congressional inquiries about whether or not the money was being spent appropriately in the case of the housing and urban development department.
So what you're saying is the Trump administration canceled the presidential management fellows, um, program, uh,