Sheriff David Clarke, an extremely destructive person with a resume of deplorable actions is being elevated to Homeland Security. This is a man who has called racism nonexistent among police officers and has advocated for violence against peaceful protestors speaking out against police brutality.
His credentials do not qualify him for any position of power in our country let alone Homeland Security. But that just seems to be the running theme with the Trump administration. His new federal job also will not require Senate confirmation. Here are more details
Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke announced he will “accept a position” at the Department of Homeland Security next month. The conservative firebrand said Wednesday he will be in the Office of Partnership and Engagement, where he will work with local police and governments.
“I’ll be a liaison with state and local governments, with the private sector and – one that’s really near and dear to me – liaison to state and local and tribal law enforcement,” Clarke said, announcing the his new position to conservative talk radio host Vicki McKenna, who is based in Milwaukee.Clarke said he will assume the new post, which does not Senate confirmation, in June.
Though a registered Democrat as sheriff of Milwaukee, Clarke was a vigorous supporter of President Donald Trump during the campaign. He has attracted criticism from Democrats and others for expressing deeply conservative views – often in provocative posts on Twitter – in favor of gun rights, a crackdown on immigration and a hard-line position on drug enforcement. He was also highly critical of the Black Lives Matter movement at one point labeling activists “subhuman creeps.”
A quick recap of the notable lowlights on his track record. Under his watch a mentally ill man has died after going a week without water in his jail. Just under 1 year ago, a woman while in shackles gave birth to a newborn baby which eventually died at HIS Milwaukee County Jail after being forced to give birth on her cell floor. Destructive, divisive and dangerous.