唐纳德·特朗普总统告诉记者，凯文·麦卡利斯南辞职后，他将任命查德·沃尔夫为国土安全部代理部长。
周五，特朗普宣布麦卡利斯南决定“花更多时间和家人在一起，去私营部门”，总统在接受记者采访时说:“我培养了一个非常受尊敬的好人，他现在正在行动，我们将拭目以待。”
“我喜欢‘表演’”，特朗普说，给沃尔夫的地位增加了一点不确定性。“它给你极大的灵活性。”
但白宫发言人霍根·吉德利(Hogan Gidley)后来证实了特朗普的评论，解释道:“正如总统所说，凯文·麦卡勒南做了一项巨大的工作。退伍军人节结束后，他将离开，在此期间，查德·沃尔夫将担任代理秘书。"
据DHS网站报道，沃尔夫在之前的角色中，“在加强美国边境安全、解决美国西南边境的人道主义危机以及提高美国移民系统的完整性方面取得了重大进展。”
“由于这些努力，沃尔夫先生和他的工作人员实施了保护美国社区免受跨国犯罪组织侵害和保护美国工人的政策，”生物补充道。
沃尔夫是DHS的一名长期成员，他在2月份被提名为DHS战略、政策和计划办公室副秘书(职位尚未确定)，2001年被授予美国国土安全部部长杰出服务奖章，此前曾担任DHS前部长基尔斯特任尼尔森的办公室主任。
在一份声明中，一名高级政府官员告诉《新闻周刊》:“选择狼意味着一位能够支持整个DHS使命的领导人。从确保边境安全到应急管理，他的记录和经验为该部门的成功奠定了基础。与乍得一起，政府保留了一项值得信赖的宝贵资产。”
然而，他的任命——尽管是临时的——并没有在各个角落都受到欢迎，美国众议院国土安全委员会主席、民主党众议员本尼·汤普森暗示沃尔夫不具备担任该角色所需的经验。
他说:“总统任命一个没有必要经验的人担任代理国土部长只是指出了自特朗普政府第一天以来困扰DHS的功能障碍。”。
“政府中有很多人可以暂时帮助管理该部门，但当工作要求包括成为总统的唯唯诺诺者、拥有斯蒂芬·米勒的认可印记以及成为一名真正的信徒时，就没有人能被国会所认可或接受。
“总统近三年来试图将该部门赶出白宫，从第一天起就是一场灾难，”他补充道。
也有人质疑特朗普是希望保留沃尔夫这个角色，还是试图在2020年大选前找到一个更强硬的秘书。
WHO IS CHAD WOLF? DONALD TRUMP NAMES NEW ACTING SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
President Donald Trump has told reporters that he will install Chad Wolf as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security following the resignation of Kevin McAleenan.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, following Trump's announcement of McAleenan's decision to "spend more time with his family and go to the private sector," the president said: "I put in a very good man who's highly respected, and he's acting right now, we'll see where that goes."
"I like 'acting,'" Trump said, adding an element of uncertainty to Wolf's position. "It gives you great, great flexibility."
But White House spokesman Hogan Gidley later confirmed Trump's comment, explaining: "As the president has said, Kevin McAleenan has done a tremendous job. He'll be leaving after Veterans' Day and after he departs, Chad Wolf will serve as acting secretary in the interim."
According to the DHS website, in his previous roles, Wolf "has made significant progress to strengthen U.S. border security, address the humanitarian crisis on the U.S. Southwest Border, and improve the integrity of the U.S. immigration system."
"As a result of these efforts, Mr. Wolf and his staff have implemented policies that protect American communities from transnational criminal organizations and safeguard American workers," the bio added.
A longtime member of the DHS, Wolf, who in February was nominated to the position of as Under Secretary of the DHS Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (in a not-yet-confirmed role), was awarded the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal in 2001, and previously worked as the chief of staff to former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
In a statement, a Senior Administration Official told Newsweek: "The choice of Wolf means a leader who can advocate for the entire DHS mission. From securing the border to emergency management, his track record and experience position the department for success. With Chad, the administration retains a trusted, valuable asset."
However, his appointment—albeit in a temporary capacity—has not been well received in all corners, with the head of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson suggesting that Wolf does not have the experience required for the role.
"The president appointing as the Acting Homeland Secretary someone without the necessary experience just points to the dysfunction that has plagued DHS since the first days of the Trump administration," he said.
"There are plenty of people in government that could help run the department temporarily, but when the job requirements include being a yes man to the President, having Stephen Miller's stamp of approval, and being a true believer, there is no one left qualified or palatable to Congress.
"The president's nearly three years of trying to run the department out of the White House have been a disaster since day one," he added.
Questions have also been raised as to whether Trump will wish to retain Wolf in such a role or will attempt to find a more hard-line secretary in the run-up to the 2020 election.
