Biden Inauguration: Worries As Homeland Security Chief Quits By Paul HANDLEY
01/11/21 AT 10:34 PM
US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced his resignation unexpectedly Monday as worries rose over more violence during President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration next week.
Wolf s departure as head of the body in charge of security for the January 20 event came five days after President Donald Trump s supporters stormed the US Capitol, hoping to prevent Biden from replacing him.
The Homeland Security Department oversees several law enforcement bodies including the Secret Service, the point agency for security for the White House and the US president. The National Guard in the Washington State protect the legislature in the state capital of Olympia, ahead of its initial session for the year Photo: AFP / Jason Redmond