Thread: David Clarke, Milwaukee County sheriff, eyed for Homeland Security post: Sources

David Clarke, Milwaukee County sheriff, eyed for Homeland Security post: Sources


Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18, 2016. Clarke has risen to the national political spotlight with a brash, unapologetic personality reminiscent of President Donald Trump. But while ..

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Friday, April 28, 2017

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke may soon have himself a new job in President Donald Trump’s administration.

Multiple sources with knowledge of the White House’s plans for filling a Department of Homeland Security spot at the Office of Partnership and Engagement told Politico on Friday that Mr. Clarke is a viable contender.

“[It’s] not a done deal yet,” a senior administration official told the website of its vetting process.

Mr. Clarke gained national fame in recent years with appearances on Fox News Channel discussing the rule of law, the Black Lives Matter movement and former President Barack Obama’s rhetoric on racial issues. He also spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

“We simply cannot be great if we do not feel safe in our homes, on our streets, and in our schools,” the lawman said July 18, 2016. “I see this every day, at street level, where many Americans increasingly have an uneasiness about the ability of their families to live safely in these troubling times. This transcends race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, and lifestyle. …”

“Donald Trump understands that what can make our nation safe again is a re-commitment to a system of justice in which no government official, not even those who have fought their way to the marble and granite halls of Washington; no private citizen, no elected official, even Hillary Clinton; and no group of people, despite the fervor with which they press forward their grievances, can claim privilege above the law,” the sheriff continued. “It cannot happen in the United States.”

A DHS spokesman and Mr. Clarke both declined to comment for Politico’s story.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...-eyed-for-hom/

Multiple sources with knowledge of the White House’s plans for filling a Department of Homeland Security spot at the Office of Partnership and Engagement told Politico on Friday that Mr. Clarke is a viable contender.

Oh wow, he would be great! This is the Office to solicit the support of our state and local law enforcement agencies to help US deport those here illegally. I'm so glad they realize federal authorities can not do this alone, we must have the full engagement of our state and local police to get this done and end illegal immigration once and for all.

Good luck, Sheriff Clarke, and thank you for considering serving our country in this capacity! You will be fantastic if it all works out.

Thank you White House for considering this wonderful law enforcement officer to help gain the support of all our state and local law enforcement agencies. Thank you so much!!

Just remember, we have over 800,000 sworn police officers on the state and local level who are trained, equipped, paid and sworn to uphold the law. They know now to arrest foreigners, they do it every day. This is easy peasy for them. And currently on average, they are underutilized, making only 1.5 arrests per month per officer, nationwide, based on FBI statistics. They can easily arrest a couple of illegal aliens a month per officer without impacting their other duties, and in most cases, when they arrest an illegal alien on immigration violations, they're arresting someone who has broken other laws as well.

Great news! Hope it works out.

Get Sheriff Babeu of Arizona on the team too!