(CNN) President Donald Trump announced in a Tuesday tweet he will officially appoint acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to take over the role on a permanent basis. "I am pleased to inform the American Public that Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will be nominated to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. Wolf will remain the acting secretary under the authority of the Homeland Security Act, according to a DHS official. "The President has the right to nominate anyone he wants to be DHS Secretary, including Wolf -- whether or not he's lawfully serving currently as the Acting Secretary. His nomination as Acting Secretary only sows further confusion and reinforces arguments that his assertion of the authorities of the Acting Secretary are illegitimate," said Sandweg.

Source: CNN August 25, 2020 17:28 UTC