Following former Rep Gaetz (R-FL) withdrawal from consideration as head of DoJ, we now have the second nominee withdrawing from consideration, this time for the head of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), a Sheriff Chronister from Florida:<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I\u2019ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThere is more work to be done for the citizens of Hillsborough County and a lot of initiatives I am committed to fulfilling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some conservatives had opposed Trump\u2019s choice of Chronister, citing the sheriff\u2019s enforcement of public health orders during the covid pandemic. The right-wing opposition crystallized around Chronister\u2019s arrest of a pastor who was charged with ignoring state and local public health orders by holding large church services in March 2020 \u2014 the same month the World Health Organization declared covid-19 a pandemic and Trump declared a national emergency.<\/p>\n
The criticism unfolded swiftly after Trump\u2019s announcement on Saturday that he would tap Chronister for the role of leading the nation\u2019s top drug enforcement agency. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) was among the critics, saying on X on Sunday that Chronister should be \u201cdisqualified\u201d over the pastor\u2019s arrest. The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association said in a statement that it was \u201cshocked and dismayed\u201d by the selection, citing Chronister\u2019s enforcement of covid mandates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Or, in other words, if you’re a responsible Republican, don’t bother to have ambitions in the Trump Administration, even if have had your profile raised by your response to events – or by your own efforts. If Trump accidentally picks you, the extremists on the right will chase you away.<\/p>\n
How long will it take to realize the effort is probably coordinated outside of the United States?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following former Rep Gaetz (R-FL) withdrawal from consideration as head of DoJ, we now have the second nominee withdrawing from consideration, this time for the head of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), a Sheriff Chronister from Florida: \u201cOver the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility \u2026 Continue reading