Trump says he's nominating Chad Wolf to be DHS chief after a government watchdog said he was serving illegally

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President Donald Trump announced he's nominating Chad Wolf to be Homeland Security chief.

Wolf has been leading the agency in an acting capacity for nearly a year.

The announcement came less than two weeks after a government watchdog said Wolf was appointed invalidly and is not legally eligible to serve in his current role.

Wolf has faced backlash this summer over the deployment of federal agents to US cities, and calls from congressional Democrats to resign.

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he's nominating Chad Wolf to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump tweeted, "I am pleased to inform the American Public that Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will be nominated to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. Chad has done an outstanding job and we greatly appreciate his service!"See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: The rise and fall of Donald Trump's 365 million airlineSee Also:Twitter placed a 'public interest notice' on Trump's tweet that peddled unsubstantiated claims about ballot drop off boxesAnthony Scaramucci calls Trump's decision to speak every night of the Republican convention 'beyond ridiculous'Republicans will not adopt a new platform at this week's convention and will instead pledge to 'enthusiastically' support Trump

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