American Bridge On Trump Picking David Clarke For DHS

American Bridge Vice President Shripal Shah statement on Trump picking David Clarke be an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security:

“There should be no place in our government at any level for a bigot like Sheriff David Clarke. It’s disgraceful that he holds a job in law enforcement, and even worse that Trump wants to give him a promotion.”

Washington Post: In Sheriff David Clarke’s jail, water was kept from mentally ill inmate for 7 days before he died of dehydration

Huffington Post: 4 People, Including A Baby, Have Died In A Jail Run By Potential Trump Nominee Sheriff David Clarke

Chicago Tribune: Wisconsin Gov. Walker: Won’t remove Sheriff David Clarke over jail dehydration deathPolitiFact: Pro-Sheriff David Clarke group says Clarke called Black Lives Matter hate group, terrorist movement (True)

Mother Jones: Potential Trump Pick for Homeland Security Wants to Send up to 1 Million People to Gitmo

Business Insider: Top Trump Cabinet candidate claimed trans individuals ‘suffer from mental disorders,’ live a ‘freakish lifestyle’

Slate: Potential Homeland Security Pick Wanted to Suspend Habeas Corpus, Jail One Million

Published: May 17, 2017 | Last Modified: Feb 7, 2024