Trump’s former minister pulls out of Norrsken’s Impact Week after booking sparks criticism
30 sep. 2025
10:19
Kirstjen Nielsen, a former minister under Donald Trump who was associated with a border policy criticised for separating children from their parents, has withdrawn as a speaker from Norrsken’s Impact Week in Barcelona this week.
The booking had previously drawn sharp criticism from members of Sweden’s impact community.
"We would have liked to see Nielsen there, but these things happen," Daniel Goldberg, deputy CEO of Norrsken, tells Impact Loop.
The booking had previously drawn sharp criticism from members of Sweden’s impact community.
"We would have liked to see Nielsen there, but these things happen," Daniel Goldberg, deputy CEO of Norrsken, tells Impact Loop.
Kirstjen Nielsen, former US Secretary of Homeland Security under Donald Trump, has pulled out as a speaker at Norrsken’s flagship event, Impact Week, which takes place in Barcelona on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Nielsen, who during her tenure was linked to the Trump administration’s border policy – widely criticised for resulting in children being separated from their parents – had been scheduled to appear on stage.