DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In recent months, Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of homeland security, had become a regular presence eating dinner at the Trump International Hotel. She had been heckled and booed when dining out after becoming the face of some of President Trump’s most hard-line immigration policies, like family separations, and her affinity for the hotel, a gathering place for the president’s supporters, seemed like a sign that she felt safer on the inside. But her status inside the White House, where she was subject to dressing-downs from Mr. Trump during cabinet meetings and constant criticism by the president, was not much more secure. So when Ms. Nielsen went to the White House on Sunday [4-7-19] night to meet with the president to discuss some grievances, she was also prepared to avoid a messy end by letting Mr. Trump, who is known for not personally firing people, off the hook. After Mr. Trump made it clear that he was looking for a change, Ms. Nielsen told him she would resign, ridding him of a cabinet secretary who had long disappointed him.”
–Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman, “Kirstjen Nielsen Is the Latest Trump Official to Meet an Unceremonious End,” The New York Times online, April 8, 2019