Trump Nominee for DEA Drops Out After Right-Wing Outrage

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Source: The Daily Beast

Trump Nominee for DEA Drops Out After Right-Wing Outrage

Zachary Folk
Freelance Reporter
Updated Dec. 3 2024 9:35PM EST /
Published Dec. 3 2024 8:22PM EST

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The nomination was praised by local politicians in Florida, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, but also attracted criticism from right-wing supporters of the president-elect.

As the sheriff of one of Florida’s largest counties that includes the more liberal-leaning city of Tampa, Chronister has long portrayed himself as more of a centrist. He told the Tampa Bay Times in 2019 that he was “the most Democratic of Republicans.”

Some conservatives honed in on his office’s arrest of Rodney Howard-Browne, a megachurch pastor, for leading services in the midst of the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The charges against Howard-Browne were dropped months later.

“I’m going to call ‘em like I see ‘em. Trump’s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest a pastor [sic] who defied COVID lockdowns,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) wrote in a post on X after the nomination was announced.

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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/key-trump-nominee-drops-out-after-right-wing-outrage/

Alternate link: https://news.yahoo.com/news/trump-nominee-dea-drops-wing-012220462.html

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1. The nominee strived to save lives by doing the right thing

Of course there is right wing outrage. Wow, trump nominates and the foot soldiers rebel. Damn the honeymoon.