Another Trump nominee has dropped out of the running after his nomination sparked public backlash. But it wasn't for the reasons that you might expect. Sheriff Chad Chronister of Florida was pegged by Trump to head up the Drug Enforcement Administration or the DEA, [00:00:16] but Trump supporters were mad that Chronister, a Republican, was not conservative enough. Chronister posted this on X, saying to have been nominated by president elect Donald Trump to serve as administrator of the DEA is an is the honor of a lifetime. [00:00:33] Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I've concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration. There is more work to be done for the citizens of Hillsborough County, and a lot of initiatives I am committed to fulfilling. [00:00:50] I sincerely appreciate the nomination. The outpouring of support by the American people, and look forward to continuing my service as Sheriff of Hillsborough County. All right, so why didn't they like him? Hillsborough County is one of the largest counties in Florida. [00:01:06] It includes Tampa and in 2019, Chronister described himself to the Tampa Bay times as, quote, the most Democratic of Republicans. So, so far it's not great. But conservatives were particularly upset by his actions during the pandemic, [00:01:23] during which his office arrested the pastor of a megachurch who held church services during the lockdown. Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky said of the nomination, I'm going to call him like I see him. Trump's nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest [00:01:42] of a pastor who defied Covid lockdowns. Yikes. A pastor and doesn't get much worse than that. But I mean, it does. As if that wasn't bad enough, Chronister is also pro LGBTQ, overseeing an LGBTQ liaison program in his county and becoming the first sheriff to attend [00:02:01] the Tampa Pride Parade back in 2018. So double yikes. Apart from the Partizan political aspect of this story, Chronister has a documented history in law enforcement. According to The Hill Chronister, his background is mostly in law enforcement. [00:02:18] He graduated from the FBI. National academies 260th session, was co-chair of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force for region four, Tampa Bay, and had a tenure as a council member of the Florida Attorney General [00:02:33] Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. So, in a stunning turn of events, this guy might have actually been somewhat qualified for the job that Trump wanted him for, which is something that we really haven't seen a whole lot of in this past month. But this is the guy that MAGA decided wasn't a good fit for the role. [00:02:51] Jordan. He had a lot working against him. He was pro LGBTQ, and he arrested a pastor, a pastor over the Covid lockdown. So no wonder they hate him. What do you think? Yes, you lay out all of these things that on paper would make anybody who is [00:03:11] familiar with the Trump campaign and the MAGA movement raise their eyebrows. So this guy doesn't have a shot. Which then leads to how did he get picked in the first place? And when you consider all of these variables, all of these facts, it has to just be Copy that. [00:03:26] He kisses up to Trump and he's nice to Trump and supports him. That's all that really matters. Qualifications like you lay out at the end, doesn't matter. Hasn't mattered in most, if not all appointments so far. It's loyalty to Trump and support of him, that's all. [00:03:45] So when you see the when you see all these things that he did, it's like, wow, none of this matters. Only because he's loyal. So it is it does illustrate how ludicrous this cabinet selection process has been. And with the lack of experience and [00:04:03] qualifications for all of these nominees so far, I think the only person left that could replace him for the DEA based on Trump's preference for TV personalities. I think we're going to see Dog the Bounty Hunter. [00:04:19] So I support Dog the Bounty Hunter in his upcoming nomination and confirmation process for head of the DEA. Thanks for watching. If you become a member, you get to watch all this ad free. Except for, of course, this ad still hit the join button below.