RNC Chairman Michael Steele today called for Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to resign over the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack, saying he agrees with “Republican leadership.”
“Janet Napolitano’s getting a lot of heat for minimizing this problem and maybe botching this whole situation,” said Fox News host Neil Cavuto. “Should she leave?”
“I agree with the Republican leadership that’s called for her resignation, yes,” Steele responded. “Because I think the risks are too high and the experience required to do this job is too great. And I think on both fronts, she’s fallen short.”
Although a handful of politicians, including Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons (R), have called for Napolitano’s resignation, Republican leaders such as House Minority Leader John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have not publicly made such calls.
A call to the RNC for clarification was not immediately returned.
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