Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the DEA, withdraws name from consideration
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Drug Enforcement Administration says he’s withdrawing his name from consideration. Chad Chronister, the top law enforcement officer in Hillsborough County, Florida, made the announcement in a post on X Tuesday evening. He called the nomination “the honor of a lifetime” but said he had concluded he must “back away from the opportunity.” He did not explain why. Trump’s pick of Chronister for the job, which was subject to Senate confirmation, had drawn backlash from conservatives, including over past comments he made that his sheriff’s office was not focused on enforcing federal immigration laws.
