{"id":132092,"date":"2024-12-01T10:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132092"},"modified":"2024-12-01T10:57:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:57:45","slug":"trump-picks-chad-chronister-a-florida-sheriff-as-d-e-a-administrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132092","title":{"rendered":"Trump Picks Chad Chronister, a Florida Sheriff, as D.E.A. Administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President-elect Donald J. Trump on Saturday chose Chad Chronister, a veteran Florida sheriff, to be his administration\u2019s top drug enforcement official, tasking him with delivering on campaign promises to curb the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Appointed sheriff of Hillsborough County in 2017 by Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican who is now a senator, and re-elected twice, Sheriff Chronister has served on state and regional law enforcement boards, including the Florida Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cFor over 32 years, Sheriff Chad Chronister has served the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office and received countless awards for keeping his community SAFE,\u201d Mr. Trump wrote in a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113574561799756610\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">social media post<\/a> announcing his choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump repeatedly highlighted the opioid crisis during his campaign, framing it as a major national security threat. The president-elect has threatened to impose damaging tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada in an effort to curb migration and the trafficking of drugs, particularly fentanyl, across U.S. borders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Sheriff Chronister will play a central role in addressing the escalating tensions surrounding fentanyl being brought into the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In response to the announcement, Sheriff Chronister posted on social media, \u201cIt is the honor of a lifetime to be nominated\u201d for the position by Mr. Trump. He added, \u201cI am deeply humbled by this opportunity to serve our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The D.E.A., an arm of the Justice Department, said in its fiscal year 2025 budget request that 2023 was the highest year for fentanyl seizures since the agency\u2019s inception more than half a century ago. In addition, the agency confiscated more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. The agency has more than 10,000 employees, with offices in the U.S. and in more than 60 different countries. It has a budget of more than $3 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For comparison, Sheriff Chronister\u2019s department in Florida, one of the largest sheriff\u2019s offices in the state, has a 2024 budget of about $600 million and oversees more than 3,500 employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sheriff Chronister\u2019s father-in-law, Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-pardon-blagojevich-debartolo.html\" title=\"\">received a pardon from Mr. Trump<\/a> in 2021. Mr. DeBartolo, a former owner of the N.F.L.\u2019s San Francisco 49ers, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-pardon-blagojevich-debartolo.html\" title=\"\">pleaded guilty in 1998<\/a> to concealing an extortion plot. Though he avoided prison, he was fined $1 million and was suspended for a year by the N.F.L.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/30\/us\/politics\/chad-chronister-dea.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President-elect Donald J. 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