Acting Homeland Security Director Kevin McAleenan threatened to leave over White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, the Washington Post reports.
The clash highlights yet another instance of Miller causing tension with his far-reaching influence as a counselor on immigration matters to President Donald Trump.The private confrontation centered on Miller's advice to Trump that he should pick Mark Morgan -- whom Trump has named to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- for commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and keep current acting ICE Director Matthew Albence in his role, the paper reported.
DHS did not have comment on the Post's story when contacted by CNN. The Post said it could not reach Mulvaney for comment, and White House officials told the paper Miller and McAleenan have resolved some of their grievances since the events in question.CNN has reached out to the White House for comment on the Post story.Miller has been staking out a claim at the department, having played a key role in former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's departure.
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