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’s nominee to run the Drug Enforcement Administration has declined the role after Republican lawmakers blasted him for taking COVID measures seriously during the height of the pandemic in 2020.“To have been nominated to serve as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is the honor of a lifetime,” Chronister said in a statement.
Trump picked Chronister ― who has worked in the sheriff’s office for more than 30 years in the Tampa area ― on Saturday. Chronister has been elected three times to his current position as sheriff for Hillsborough County, According to The Times, Chronister has “virtually no experience with the complex international investigations for which the is known.” Chronister’s fellow conservatives also pushed back against his nomination over his actions during the coronavirus pandemic.“Trump’s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns.
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