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Chad Wolf--Echoing the President

I'm thinking about Sean Spicer at this point.

Sean Spicer, President Trump's first press secretary, has been relegated to writing a book and appearing on Dancing with the Stars--since he has become toxic and can't get a real job (although he is with Newsmaxtv, which I'm sure you have all heard of).

Which brings me to Chad Wolf, the current and "acting" director of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He recently penned an op-ed for the Federalist, a very conservative publication, the title is Homeland Security Chief: To Attack Our Monuments Is To Attack America.

The reason I mention Sean Spicer is that it appeared that during his news conferences he (Spicer) was speaking to an audience of one (1), that being the President. Mr. Wolf's diatribe also seems to have an audience of one, or at a minimum to demonize a section of America taking a broad swipe at anyone who thinks differently than he or the President. All of the above leads to a question about what his job prospects will be in six months. 

I could go on with much more about the comparisons to history that I see from totalitarian regimes that looked to disparage sections of their  nation's population. It is a tried and true tactic to separate people and not build up a one nation made of many. 

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.