Trump DEA Pick Bows Out Just Days After Being Nominated. Trump DEA pick bows out just days after being nominated. ... "To have been nominated by President-Elect Donald Trump to serve as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is the honor of a lifetime," Chronister wrote in a post to X. "Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve ... NEW YORK (AP) — Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being nominated for a position requiring Senate confirmation. NEW YORK -- Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the ... Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being nominated for a position requiring Senate confirmation. Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president ...
He is the second of Trump's administration picks to take his name out of the running, after former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., dropped his bid to become attorney general last month. Chronister is a ... Trump's Pick To Run DEA Backs Out After Republicans Blast His COVID Enforcement ... “To have been nominated to serve as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is the honor of a lifetime,” Chronister said in a statement. ... “I’m going to call ’em like I see ’em,” Massie posted on X. “Trump’s nominee for head of ... Chad Chronister said he wants to continue to serve in his current role as a county sheriff in Florida.