Folks, let's compare how Secretary Noem handled protesters versus how it has looked under Mullin. A handful of people sat in a tree and camped next to it in Lochiel, and one stretch of border wall sat unfinished for 71 days. What should have taken about 15 minutes lasted more than two months. The tree only came down once someone finally told the people on scene they could clear it. Noem's approach was simple: back the agents and let them do the job. Open-ended standoffs were shorter because the people on the ground knew they had the authority to finish what they started. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott and Mullin looks like they prefer the softer optics. Warnings, waiting, and half steps so the pictures stay calm. The smaller group notices the difference and keeps the timeline as long as no one with authority decides the delay itself is the problem. When the order finally came in Lochiel, the same small camp was gone in hours. The physical problem never changed. The only thing that changed was whether the people on the ground were allowed to end it. @TaylerUSA