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Trump’s Controversial Cabinet

Velshi

MS NOW, Ali Velshi

Government, News, Versant Media, Weekend News, Ali Velshi, News Commentary, Versant, Politics, Ms Now

4.7793 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

MS NOW Political Analyst Molly Jong-Fast; MS NOW Daily Columnist Dean Obeidallah; former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland; former Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Fred Hochberg; former Senior Biden Adviser & Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu

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0:00.0

Good morning. It is Sunday, February 15th. Take a look at this graphic. Here are some of the most

0:12.7

senior figures in the federal government among a relatively small group of people on whom Donald Trump

0:17.4

relies to advise him and to carry out his agenda. But if you had to hire one of

0:21.4

these people, who would you choose? Might be worth taking a closer look at the job that they've all done

0:25.9

so far. Let's start with Christy Knoem, the former governor of South Dakota, who also served four

0:30.3

terms in Congress. She's now the head of the Department of Homeland Security in charge of much

0:34.5

of this country's immigration enforcement apparatus, plus FEMA, the Coast Guard,

0:38.6

the TSA, and more. It is an impressive resume, but the events that have unfolded under her watch

0:43.6

over just the first six weeks of this year alone threatened to bring down her entire career.

0:48.9

Two unarmed American citizens have been shot and killed in broad daylight by federal agents

0:53.3

from her department. Countless other civilians, including children, have been shot and killed in broad daylight by federal agents from her department.

0:54.8

Countless other civilians, including children, have been assaulted, harassed, terrorized,

0:59.6

and had their constitutional rights violated by agents from her department.

1:03.8

She's been caught lying more than once about consequential matters, as have some of the people

1:08.2

carrying out immigration operations for her department.

1:15.5

Just a few days ago, we learned the two federal immigration officers who were involved in a shooting that injured a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis last month are now under criminal investigation

1:20.9

after video evidence appears to contradict their sworn testimony about how that shooting went down.

1:27.5

Nome pareded their lies.

1:30.3

She paraded the lies of the officers who are now under investigation,

1:32.9

and that's not the only time that she's lied about the victims of shootings involving

1:37.1

immigration officers.

1:38.5

Nome called Renee Good, a domestic terrorist, and claimed that she weaponized her car in an

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