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politics1d ago
DHS chief throws MAGA ex-Border Patrol boss under the bus: 'He's irrelevant'
- Mullin said he never met Bovino and called him irrelevant to me at a press conference.
- Bovino, a MAGA critic, has criticized Mullin and other Trump insiders over the border crackdown.
- Bovino spoke at the Remigration Summit in Porto, Portugal, mocking Mullin's plumbing background.
- Bovino suggested Mullin could 'fix a leaky faucet' but argued 'a hundred million illegal aliens is not a leaky faucet'.
- Bovino accused White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita of pushing to dial back mass deportations.
- Bovino claimed a delay in riot control measures endangers agents at detention centers.
- Mullin responded as Bovino criticized several administration figures in public comments.
- The exchange underscores ongoing tensions within immigration policy leadership.
- The article notes Bovino's continued public criticism after retirement.
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