David Clarke, who resigned last Thursday, to take job as spokesman, senior adviser for America First Action

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WEBVTT rt CLARKE RESIGNED YESTERDAYAFTER 15 YEARS AS MILWAUKEECOUNTY SHERIFF.WISN 12 NEWS' ADRIENNE PEDERSENASKS IF THE SHERIFF QUIT TO JOINTHE PRESIDENT.>> I WILL BE LEAVING THEPOSITION OF SHERIFF TO ACCEPT ANAPPOINTMENT AS AN ASSISTANTrtSECRETARY IN THE DEPARTMENT OFHOMELAND SECURITY. >> THAT WAS MILWAUKEE COUNTYSHERIFF DAVID CLARKE SPEAKING ONTHE RADIO IN MAY.NOW THAT HE OFFICIALLY RESIGNEDrt, THERE IS SPECULATION ON HISNEXT MOVE.POLITICO IS REPORTING CLARKE ISTAKING A JOB WITH THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION.THE WASHINGTON POST WRITES Art"SOURCE SAYS HE'S GOING TO JOINAN OUTSIDE GROUP THAT SUPPORTSTHE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA."I ASKED THE GOVERNOR ABOUT IT.rt>> HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM?>> I HAVE NOT TALKED TO HIM IN ACOUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE I BUMPEDINTO HIM EARLY IN THE SUMMER ANDHAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE'S GOING TOrtDO NEXT. >> I HAVE KNOWN DAVID FOR YEARS.HE IS A FRIEND.I WAS SURPRISED, BUT I KNEW HErtHAD BEEN TALKING WITH THEADMINISTRATION.>> THE FORMER SHERIFF NOT GIVINGMANY CLUES EITHER.EARLY FRIDAY MORNING HE TWEETEDTHIS, "AFTER NEARLY 40 YEARSSERVING rtMY COMMUNITY I'MRETIRING.WHAT A RIDE.I WILL ANNOUNCE MY FUTURE PLANSNEXT WEEK AFTER THE LABOR DAYHOLIDAY." rtOVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THEGOVERNOR WILL BE TAKINGAPPLICATIONS FOR THAT POSITIONOF INTERIM SHERIFF, AND THEN HErtWILL START THE INTERVIEWPROCESS.TOYA: ADRIENNE, DID THE GOVERNORGIVE YOU ANY CLUES ABOUT WHO HEHAS IN MIND FOR THE POSITION?>>rt I ASKED HIM SPECIFICALLY.HE WOULD NOT NAME ANY NAMESFOR WHO WILL TAKE OVERHERE.

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Former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke is joining a political action committee that supports President Donald Trump.Clarke announced in an email Tuesday that he will serve as spokesman and senior adviser for America First Action. He said the PAC serves to elect Republican candidates who support Trump."I will help make sure we elect the candidates who will do what they promise in support of President Trump’s agenda," he said in the email. "Just as important, I will see to it that the will of the American people is not derailed by the left or the self-serving Washington establishment."Clarke abruptly resigned as Milwaukee County's top cop last Thursday without revealing what his next move would be."I will have news about my next steps in the very near future," he said in a written statement.The firebrand sheriff is one of Trump's most vocal supporters on television and social media and was among the few black officials to speak in support of his candidacy during the GOP's convention last summer.He's built a following among conservative with a brash personality and provocative social-media presence.Following Clarke's resignation announcement, Politico reported that Clarke would take a job in the president's administration, a move that would have reunited Clarke with Gen. John Kelly, the current White House Chief of Staff. Kelly was DHS secretary in May when Clarke announced that he was resigning to join the agency. Clarke later said he was not accepting the position. Get breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 mobile app or with our email newsletters.