Rodney Scott, Trump nominee for Customs and Border Protection, was Biden casualty

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Running CBP for Trump 2.0CBP has 65,000 employees and is comprised of several smaller organizations, including the Border Patrol.
61% : Border Patrol makes up roughly one-third of CBP.
57% : ""As the Chief, he led over 22,000 personnel, and was responsible for securing the International Borders of the U.S. between the official ports of entry," said Trump.
56% : "This memorandum serves as my official nonconcurrence to the proposed updated terminology for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) communications and materials.
45% : CBP is responsible for inspecting people and goods entering the United States by air, land, and sea.U.S. Border Patrol agents reacted ecstatically to news that Trump would return to the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5.
43% : "Rodney served nearly three decades in the Border Patrol, building vast experience and knowledge in Law Enforcement and Border Security," Trump said in a statement.
40% : President-elect Donald Trump has selected former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott, who President Joe Biden put out to pasture, as the director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
39% : "CBP without leader under BidenCBP has been without a Senate-confirmed leader for two years.
27% : Scott was promoted to Border Patrol chief under Trump but was forced out in August 2021 in a move that was "completely driven by politics," according to one person familiar with the internal dealings.
14% : Trump announced late Thursday that he would nominate Scott, who Biden had let go in August 2021 after he came out against banning the term "illegal alien," as the leader of the 65,000-person federal agency inside the Department of Homeland Security.
6% : Scott was the chief of the Border Patrol under Trump and Biden before Biden forced out Scott five months into his term and Scott left in August 2021.

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