Media accounts claiming the Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino has been fired are wrong, according to the White House.
Speculation that Bovino was being fired ran rampant after The Atlantic posted an article saying that in the aftermath of the second fatal shooting of a civilian by federal agents in Minnesota, Bovino was being fired.
As noted by Newsweek, the media echo chamber quickly picked up the allegation, with ran in CNN and was published by the Associated Press.
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The Atlantic’s report said Bovino will return to his former position in El Centro, California, and then retire.
The allegations brought a surge of denials from the Trump administration.
“Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.
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