Trump taps Chad Chronister, a county sheriff, to head Drug Enforcement Administration

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : " Trump described Chronister as a "proud graduate of the FBI National Academy" and co-chairman of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force for the Tampa region in Florida.
54% : Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister has worked for the county for more than 32 years "and received countless awards for keeping his community SAFE," Trump wrote in a Saturday night post on his Truth Social platform.
44% : Chronister appears to be close to Bondi, the former two-term Florida attorney general who Trump has tapped to be Attorney General, the highest law enforcement official in the nation and head of the Justice Department, which oversees the DEA, the FBI and other federal agencies.
41% : He is also a member of the Florida Attorney General's Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, Trump said.
28% : "As DEA Administrator, Chad will work with our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to secure the Border, stop the flow of Fentanyl, and other Illegal Drugs, across the Southern Border, and SAVE LIVES," Trump wrote.
22% : Trump also announced Saturday his pick to head the FBI, former Republican House staffer and staunch supporter Kashyap "Kash" Patel, signaling his intention to fire the current FBI director, Christopher Wray, once he takes office in January.

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