DHS OVERHAUL: President Trump Fires TSA & Coast Guard Chiefs, Disbands ENTIRE Advisory Committee

You’re fired!

In a move to completely overhaul the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump has axed both the head of the TSA and U.S. Coast Guard.

He also completely eliminated a key aviation security advisory committee, citing “misuse of resources.”

Nick Sortor broke it down:

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security just FIRED the entire advisory committee, citing “misuse of resources.”

Biden’s DHS funneled BILLIONS to facilitating illegal immigrants, so this move is much needed.

DHS is FINALLY getting an overhaul 🔥 pic.twitter.com/npOy88Y2z0

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 21, 2025

This news comes amid the ongoing politicization of the TSA, which we’ve been reporting on for the past few years…

Breanna Morello explained:

President Donald Trump has fired TSA chief David Pekoske.

As I’ve reported, TSA has also become politicized.

TSA added hundreds of conservative Americans to a terror watchlist.

I exclusively reported Tulsi Gabbard was also added to that same list after criticizing the Biden… pic.twitter.com/mK2P27Qknh

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) January 23, 2025

It also comes as (now former) U.S. Coast Guard head Linda Fagan faced scrutiny over her obsessive focus on DEI over border security.

BREAKING: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Linda Fagan, has been terminated over her failure to address border security and her excessive focus on DEI – FOX pic.twitter.com/xjcaRv0wij

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 21, 2025

The Washington Times reported:

President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.

Trump’s immigration policy changes drew the most attention at DHS, but he is also making changes at the rest of the massive agency.

Members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee received a memo Tuesday saying that the department is eliminating the membership of all advisory committees as part of a “commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring that DHS activities prioritize our national security.”

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The aviation security committee, which was mandated by Congress after the 1988 PanAm 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, will technically continue to exist but it won’t have any members to carry out the work of examining safety issues at airlines and airports. Before Tuesday, the group included representatives of all the key groups in the industry – including the airlines and major unions – as well as members of a group associated with the victims of the PanAm 103 bombing. The vast majority of the group’s recommendations were adopted over the years.

President Trump has fired the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.

Trump’s immigration policy changes drew the most attention at the Department of Homeland Security, but he is also making changes at the rest of the massive agency.

Members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee received a memo Tuesday saying that the department is eliminating the membership of all advisory committees as part of a “commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring that DHS activities prioritize our national security.”

The aviation security committee, which was mandated by Congress after the 1988 Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, will technically continue to exist but it won’t have any members to carry out the work of examining safety issues at airlines and airports.

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Before Tuesday, the group included representatives of all the key groups in the industry — including the airlines and major unions — as well as members of a group associated with the victims of the Pan Am 103 bombing. The vast majority of the group’s recommendations were adopted over the years.