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Hello and welcome to the DSR Daily. I'm David Rothkopf.

Today I'm joined by Riley Fessler. Minas Stein is at an undisclosed location.

How are you doing today, Riley?

Pretty good.

We've made it to a Friday.

That used to seem like not such a big deal because it happened every week.

But these days, with all the crap that's going on, making it through another week seems like an achievement.

Let's talk a little bit about what's going on right now this week, next week.

Well, for today's big story, President Trump dismissed Homeland Security Secretary at Christie and Nome following a contentious congressional hearing regarding her agency's

$220 million advertising campaign.

The firing was triggered by Nome's testimony, claiming the president had personally authorized

the lavish spending, an assertion Trump later denied and reportedly reacted to with

significant anger.

While the spending dispute was the final straw, her ouster followed a year of mounting

scandals involving allegations of infidelity,

the mismanagement of FEMA's workforce, and friction with other agency leaders.

Senator Mark Wayne Mullen has been selected as her replacement to lead the department's

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