Competent regulation enforcement officer and affordable human being Chad Chronister, the Sheriff of Hillsborough County, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to guide the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
In comparison with different names which were thought-about for top stage positions within the new administration, corresponding to Steven Miller, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Tulsi Gabbard, Linda McMahon, Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Matt Gaetz and Marco Rubio, Chronister appears unqualified in that he’s really certified.
Chronister has served because the Hillsborough County Sheriff since 2017 and has been with the division for 28 years. He has a bachelor’s diploma in felony justice, a grasp’s diploma in criminology from St. Leo College and is a graduate of the FBI Nationwide Academy.
“That’s the factor with President Trump; once you count on him to zig, he… effectively, he doesn’t zag however he does another maneuver that no person might have presumably predicted,” mentioned political pundit Billiam Bluxter. “With Scott Baio, Kevin Sorbo and Ted Nugent nonetheless accessible, who noticed this coming? Actually nobody.”
As head of the DEA, Chronister could be anticipated to play a key position in overseeing efforts to interdict medication from Mexico and fentanyl precursor chemical substances from China. He would additionally oversee the company’s efforts to cut back demand for unlawful medication by U.S. customers and to assist enhance therapy alternatives for them.
Phrase has it that there have been really different candidates into account earlier than Chronister was chosen.
“It seems Nick Fury and The Punisher will not be accessible as a result of they’re each fictional characters, which got here as a shock and an enormous disappointment,” mentioned an unnamed member of Trump’s presidential transition workforce.
Based mostly on Chronister’s previous efficiency and the seemingly drastic change in route of Trump’s choice course of, the transfer has been met with criticism from some conservatives.
“I don’t actually know what ‘WOKE’ means however I’ve been advised I shouldn’t prefer it and somebody occupying a place of authority who doesn’t cater to spiritual extremists and makes selections based mostly on the welfare of people that exist outdoors of a sure, comparatively slim demographic feels like what I shouldn’t like about it,” mentioned Jub Gublin of Tampa. “If Trump goes to begin pandering to radical extremists, I’m gonna cease carrying my MAGA hat and sneakers whereas studying my Lee Greenwood bible.”
