Meet the Cabinet: What to know about Tom Homan, Trump’s pick for border czar

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Tom Homan to be his border czar. NBC News campaign embed Alex Tabet takes a look at Homan’s career and how he might function in the Trump administration.

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Trump border czar: New Orleans, Las Vegas attackers ‘both on a suicide mission’

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