Posted on 12/03/2024 3:36:09 PM PST by george76
Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being nominated for a position requiring Senate confirmation.
Sheriff Chronister, the top law enforcement officer in Hillsborough County, Florida, said in a post on X that he was backing away from the opportunity, which he called “the honor of a lifetime.”
“Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration,” Chronister wrote. He did not elaborate, and Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
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Trump’s pick of Chronister for the DEA job drew backlash from conservatives, who raised concerns over his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and his saying that his office “does not engage in federal immigration enforcement activities.”
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In March 2020, Chronister arrested the pastor of a megachurch who held services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place aimed at limiting the spread of the Covid virus.
“Shame on this pastor, their legal staff and the leaders of this staff for forcing us to do our job. That’s not what we wanted to do during a declared state of emergency,” Chronister said at the time. “We are hopeful that this will be a wakeup call.”
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky, was among those airing public complaints, saying Chronister should be “disqualified” for the arrest.
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Good riddance.
No one named Chad or Pat should be in the Trump Administration.
Good, but weird pick
Trump doesn’t generally rehash faux pas, so this one will descend into the memory hole where it belongs
How you feel about Biff?
He already had a tool named Rex.
Biff is solidly douchie enough. There’s no gray area with a Biff.
Chad is the manly meme guy tho.
Abolish the DEA.
Chad left us hanging.
Chads and Florida bring back bad memories.
Among the most controversial moments of Chronister’s career was the arrest of Tampa Bay Pastor Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne in March 2020.
The pastor was charged with violating public health orders after keeping his church open during unconstitutional covid lockdowns..
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4282038/posts
Although I notice that the current director is named Milligram ... kinda appropriate ...
Next: Surgeon General Janette. She loves masks, Fauci, vax, and social distancing. She needs to GO!
Woke
I’ll guarantee Pam Bondi recommended him. He’s a POS and she’s highly questionable. The way she hung George Zimmerman out to dry is unforgivable.
Why Trump ever considered him in the first place is the question that needs to be asked.
conspired to put a transparently innocent man in prison
Including Nasscom Chad Wolf who was a lobbyist for an Indian IT organization that Trump installed over at DHS.
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