President Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Ron Vitiello, a longtime border official, to lead ICE, according to a document sent to members of Congress and obtained by NBCNews.
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"We're going in a little different direction. Ron is a good man, but we're going in a tougher direction. We want to go in a tougher direction," Trump said. The decision about Vitiello was unexpected, and as of early Friday morning, confusion still surrounded the circumstances.Vitiello had been expected to travel later Friday with Trump to Calexico, California, where the president is scheduled to visit a newly constructed section of replacement border barrier, which the White House has touted as a new section of the president's wall. It’s not clear whether he will still do so.
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