There was not a 'single precipitating event,' that led to the firing of U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph Alles, NBCNews reports.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that Alles"has done a great job at the agency over the last two years, and the President is thankful for his over 40 years of service to the country."
In a message to the Secret Service workforce Monday, Alles insisted that he had not been fired. Rather, Alles wrote that he was"told weeks ago by the administration that transitions in leadership should be expected across the Department of Homeland Security": "Assistant Director of the Office of Protective Operations James Murray has been named the incoming Director of the Secret Service. Jim is a consummate professional, a true leader and I have great confidence in his capabilities. Please give him the outstanding support that you have shown me these past two years."
Trump tweeted Sunday that Kevin McAleenan, the current commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, will serve as acting Homeland Security secretary.A White House official, who asked to remain anonymous to discuss Alles' departure, told CNBC that the president has been frustrated with the increasingly high numbers of monthly illegal border crossings.
Less than a week earlier, federal authorities charged Chinese national Yujing Zhang with illegally gaining entry to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, slipping past at least five Secret Service agents and making it all the way to the main reception area of the compound.
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