MSNBC’s Welker on Firing of Nielsen: ‘Ironic’ That She Is Carrying out Trump’s Policies at the Border

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WELKER: “And why he became so enraged with the National Security Adviser John Bolton who was apparently criticizing Nielsen, and you can remember that Kelly and Nielsen are closely aligned, and had advocated for her to get that position, and so the fact that she is now seen as potentially on the outs which comes as no surprise that he also may be. But again, in this administration, Andrea, nothing is finalized until the president announces it, and we know that he changes his mind, and so there is always that possibility. What we do know though is that there is a lot of eyes on both of them because the president has been frustrated, but what is ironic is that Nielsen has been carrying out the policies at the border, and so a lot of the staff feels that she has been carrying out the exact directives that he has set, and they are surprised that it is taking this turn. But, again, we expect after the midterms not unusual for presidents to the sometimes change some of the top position, and it seems like this the White House is bracing for the possibility, Andrea.”