Sheriff Chad Chronister of Hillsborough County, Florida, has withdrawn his name from being considered for leadership of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
in post In a statement to X, Chronister called it the “honor of a lifetime” to be selected by President-elect Donald Trump to head the DEA. Chronister noted that the county “still has work to do for our residents,” adding that he had “concluded” that his name should be withdrawn from consideration for the position.
“It is the honor of a lifetime to be nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Drug Enforcement Administration,” Chronister wrote. “Over the past few days, I have felt the weight of this very important responsibility and have come to the conclusion that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration.”
“There is still much work to do for the residents of Hillsborough County and many commitments that I am committed to fulfilling,” Chronister continued. “I am deeply grateful for this appointment and the outpouring of support from the American people, and I look forward to continuing my duties as Hillsborough County Sheriff.”
In response to Trump's nomination of Chronister to head the DEA, several others, including Mike Cernovich and Liz Wheeler, have criticized Chronister for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic. criticized Chronister over his policies.
“President Trump's pick to head the DEA, Chad Chronister, withheld taxpayer money from unvaccinated members of Congress if they got sick,” Wheeler wrote. post “He gave taxpayers' money to vaccinated members of Congress. It's despicable.”
“Please, Mr. President, Mr. Trump, please withdraw this nomination,” Wheeler continued. “The last thing we want is more tyranny in federal law enforcement.”
in post At X Cernovich shared the following article In it, Chronister described himself as “the most Democratic Republican.”
“The right has gone too far to the right for me,” Chronister said in the article. “So where does that leave a lot of Republicans, a lot of people?”
Town Hall writer Scott Morefield also noticed How Chronister has been an 'absolute monster' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Morefield wrote that Chronister “arrested a pastor for daring to hold a church service.”
