Trump picks Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister for DEA administrator

Published November 30, 2024 7:36pm ET



President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday night that Sheriff Chad Chronister is his pick to be the next administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Trump pointed to Chronister’s service in Tampa, Florida, as a sheriff in Hillsborough County and record of “keeping his community SAFE” in a Truth Social post announcing the nomination.

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