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"Commander-at-Large." That is the farcical title that Donald Trump's lackey Kristi Noem gave to that glorified slave catcher, Gregory Bovino, as he went from Democratic city to Democratic city bringing violence and chaos. I guess "StandartenfĂ¼hrer" was considered too gauche. Ever since the street execution of Alex Pretti, Bovino has been the face of the regime response. We really had never had a good look at this vile man; his blustering and flailing at the press briefings after the killing showed that, as Texans say, he was all hat and no cattle. And not he's no longer "Commander-at-Large" : Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change. Bovino’s sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most ag...

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