Former acting DHS secretary leaves door open to serving Trump again
Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf suggested this week that he would be open to returning to the Trump administration, saying he would 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 told 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.
Asked if President-elect Trump had approached him, Wolf said "No, absolutely not. There's been no discussions about that."
The Hill/Decision Desk HQ called the White House race for the former president early Wednesday. Questions have since swirled about who could serve in key administration roles when Trump returns to the White House in January.
So far, he has only announced Susie Wiles as his incoming chief of staff. She will be the first woman to hold the post.
Burman also asked Wolf about the U.S. Secret Service, which came under scrutiny after two assassination attempts were made against Trump earlier this year. The former official said the administration would likely want "someone from the outside" to run the agency after perceived security issues.
"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 said, adding that he doesn't speak for the Trump campaign, nor has he discussed the issue 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 attempts — one at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania and another at his Florida golf course — Congress advanced legislation that would boost protection for political candidates.
After the first incident in Butler, Pa., where Trump's ear was grazed with a bullet and a rallygoer was killed, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down from the position. The move came after a disastrous appearance before Congress where she refused to answer certain questions about the attack.
Ronald Rowe, Cheatle's deputy and another longtime Secret Service member, has been leading the agency since.
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