Fran Townsend, former White House homeland-security adviser, on CNN earlier: “I would call this felony stupidity. This is probably not the right job for Mr. Caldera to be in if he didn’t understand the likely reaction of the New Yorkers and the mayor. And while the White House have said they are furious, I think they have to look at whether or not this is the right job for Mr. Caldera.”
“I think this office is too important to have somebody who doesn’t have the judgment to understand the impact of this. This was not necessary.”