Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and a number of conservative figures are talking out towards President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to function administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
“I’m going to name ‘em like I see ’em. Trump’s nominee for head of DEA ought to be disqualified for ordering the arrest [of] a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns,” Massie stated in a submit on X.
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne was arrested in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 scare.
REPS MCGOVERN, MASSIE URGE BIDEN TO PARDON JULIAN ASSANGE TO ‘SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE’ ON PRESS FREEDOM
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., attends a Home Guidelines Committee assembly on a decision recommending that the Home discover Legal professional Normal Merrick Garland in contempt of congress, within the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photos)
“Saying the arrest of Dr. Ronald Howard-Browne, Pastor of The River at Tampa Bay Church, who deliberately and repeatedly disregarded state and native public well being orders, which put his congregation and our group at risk,” Chronister famous in a tweet on the time.
The costs have been later dropped.
“The State Legal professional’s Workplace has acknowledged that compliance and never legal punishment is the main focus of our emergency well being legal guidelines,” Chronister famous, in accordance with studies. “Legislation enforcement’s intervention by way of arrest has been uncommon throughout this well being disaster, and whereas it stays a vital device to guard the well being and security of our group, we agree that additional legal sanctions aren’t vital on this occasion.”
In a press release to Fox Information Digital on Monday, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, stated, “We do not want authoritarians who refuse to make use of discretion and shield the Structure – regardless of which celebration is in energy.”
TRUMP NOMINATES FLORIDA SHERIFF CHAD CHRONISTER TO LEAD THE DEA
Home Judiciary Committee members Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hearken to U.S. Legal professional Normal Merrick Garland testify earlier than the committee within the Rayburn Home Workplace Constructing on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos)
Conservative commentator Liz Wheeler urged Trump ought to reverse course on the nomination.
“Chad Chronister is a COVID tyrant who arrested a Christian pastor for holding church in particular person throughout the pandemic. Chronister held a press convention bragging concerning the arrest. Chronister abused his energy; he’s unfit to steer the DEA. Trump ought to withdraw his nomination,” Wheeler declared in a tweet.
Sean Davis, CEO and co-founder of The Federalist, known as Chronister “a woke, BLM-excusing, DEI-enforcing, immigration law-ignoring buffoon. There are literally thousands of strong sheriffs on this nation who’re way more certified to run DEA than this left-wing clown,” he added in a submit on X.
However Howard-Browne is enthusiastically supporting Chronister for the DEA position.
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Nikki Debartolo and Chad Chronister are seen outdoors “Good Morning America” on Jan. 9, 2020, in New York Metropolis. (Raymond Corridor/GC Photos)
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“Chad Chronister has been my pal for a few years, by way of good instances and challenges,” Howard-Browne stated in a message, directed to Trump, that he shared publicly on X.
“I really consider he acted with the intention of doing the correct factor, and I’ve witnessed firsthand how he has discovered and grown from these experiences. Shortly after my arrest, Sheriff Chronister known as me and advised me he actually missed our friendship. We met for dinner at my home and we have been capable of restore the friendship we had, one I’ll all the time cherish,” he continued.
“His imaginative and prescient, resolve, and management make him the perfect candidate to steer the DEA, and I’m proud to face with him as he continues to serve America with ardour and function,” Howard-Browne said.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Workplace on Monday to request remark from Chronister.
“It’s the honor of a lifetime to be nominated by President @realDonaldTrump to function the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and I’m deeply humbled by this chance to serve our nation,” Chronister stated in a submit on X.
