“Sir, can we agree on what we are trying to accomplish?” she asked. But they couldn’t. He was tuning her out. The conversation escalated. Trump made it clear he wanted her gone. “Sir, why don’t I give you my resignation,” Nielsen asked the president. Trump accepted. He wanted a change. “But I want you to be in my administration elsewhere,” he added. Nielsen didn’t respond to that offer, but returned to the substance. “Okay, but can I explain how you can fix this, whoever does it?” she asked. Trump didn’t want to hear it. “Why don’t we do a week of transition?” Nielsen offered. Trump agreed and
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