{"id":2375092,"date":"2024-12-01T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-lone-republican-calling-out-trumps-dea-pick-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T16:30:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T21:30:19","slug":"thomas-massie-lone-republican-calling-out-trumps-dea-pick-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-lone-republican-calling-out-trumps-dea-pick-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Massie lone Republican calling out Trump\u2019s DEA pick &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthomas-massie-lone-republican-calling-out-trumps-dea-pick-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Representative Thomas\u2064 Massie (R-KY) has publicly opposed President-elect\u2064 Donald Trump&#8217;s nomination of Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister as the head of \u200dthe Drug Enforcement Administration\u2062 (DEA). Massie criticized Chronister on social media for enforcing strict COVID-19\u2063 regulations, including the arrest of \u2064a pastor\u200b who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salon-owner-files-lawsuit-over-oregon-governor-threatening-to-have-cps-take-her-kids-for-defying-lockdown\/\" title=\"Salon Owner Files Lawsuit Over Oregon Governor Threatening to Have CPS Take Her Kids for Defying Lockdown\">defied lockdown orders<\/a>. Despite Massie&#8217;s dissent, Chronister has received support from other \u2064Florida\u2062 Republicans, \u2063such as Senator Rick\u2064 Scott and Attorney General Ashley Moody,\u200b who praised his experience and commitment to addressing the\u2062 opioid crisis and crime in Florida.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thomas Massie lone Republican calling out Trump&rsquo;s DEA pick<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1896816\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) became the first Republican congressman to vocally disagree with President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s nomination for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3246211\/trump-picks-florida-sheriff-for-dea-administrator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"head of the Drug Enforcement Administration\">head of the Drug Enforcement Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump named Florida&rsquo;s Hillsborough County&nbsp;Sheriff Chad Chronister to run the DEA Saturday, further rounding out his Cabinet before his inauguration. Massie took to X Sunday to remind his followers that Chronister once enforced strict COVID-19 policies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3220444\/voters-send-history-making-candidates-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>VOTERS SEND HISTORY-MAKING CANDIDATES TO CONGRESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-clyburn-pins-blame-on-bidens-debate-performance-on-preparation-overload-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Jim Clyburn pins blame on Biden\u2019s debate performance on \u2018preparation overload\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">call &#038;lsquo<\/a>;em like I see &lsquo;em. Trump&rsquo;s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns,&rdquo; Massie wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m going to call &lsquo;em like I see &lsquo;em. Trump&rsquo;s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pHSmGr81Tz\">https:\/\/t.co\/pHSmGr81Tz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1863274428672462963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Chronister held a press conference in March 2020 to announce that he&rsquo;d arrested Dr. Ronald Howard-Browne, Pastor of The River at Tampa Bay Church, because he &ldquo;intentionally and repeatedly disregarded state and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">local public health orders<\/a>, which put his congregation and our community in danger.&rdquo; His post is still live on X.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3106551\/biden-administration-rulemaking-blitzes-aim-trump-proof-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING BLITZES AIM TO TRUMP-PROOF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Announcing the arrest of Dr. Ronald Howard-Browne, Pastor of The River at Tampa Bay Church, who intentionally and repeatedly disregarded state and local public health orders, which put his congregation and our community in danger. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1gERVdzyIp\">pic.twitter.com\/1gERVdzyIp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chad Chronister (@ChadChronister) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadChronister\/status\/1244682366431432707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Florida Republicans stood up for Chronister, claiming he was the right pick. Among them was Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who appointed Chronister as sheriff when he was Florida&rsquo;s governor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His work over the last 7 years shows Chad&rsquo;s dedication to cracking down on crime, fighting the fentanyl crisis, and showing up every day to keep Floridians safe,&rdquo; Scott wrote. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadChronister?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChadChronister<\/a> is an incredible pick to lead the DEA! When I appointed Chad as Hillsborough County Sheriff in 2017, he had already spent more than 20 years in law enforcement fighting every day to protect Florida families. His work over the last 7 years shows Chad&rsquo;s dedication&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yJxfwAL7A3\">https:\/\/t.co\/yJxfwAL7A3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottforFlorida\/status\/1863020918726955379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Chad has fought on the frontlines of the opioid crisis, and I know his leadership and decades of experience will be invaluable as we work to combat the flow of Mexican fentanyl into our county,&rdquo; Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to my friend and my outstanding sheriff, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadChronister?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChadChronister<\/a> on being appointed DEA Administrator. Chad has fought on the frontlines of the opioid crisis, and I know his leadership and decades of experience will be invaluable as we work to combat the flow of Mexican&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AG Ashley Moody (@AGAshleyMoody) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGAshleyMoody\/status\/1863014294813598072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sheriff Chronister has been working to keep our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-many-more-illegal-with-drunk-driving-record-faces-vehicular-homicide-charges-in-wisconsin\/\" title=\"Undocumented Driver with DUI History Charged with Vehicular Homicide in Wisconsin\">local community safe<\/a> for over 32 years,&rdquo; Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) wrote. &ldquo;I know he will serve our country well as DEA Administrator and he will fight to secure our border and keep illegal drugs out of our communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to Hillsborough County Sheriff, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadChronister?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChadChronister<\/a>, for being selected to serve as the Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration!&#8304;&#8304;Sheriff Chronister has been working to keep our local community safe for over 32 years. I know he will serve our country&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congresswoman Laurel Lee (@RepLaurelLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLaurelLee\/status\/1863031117429035165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Senate nominates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Cabinet, leaving Massie with little influence over the matter. Within the hour of Massie&rsquo;s post, he received over 18,000 likes for calling out Chronister.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1896816\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1896816\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Massie is the only Republican opposing Trump&#8217;s DEA nominee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2375093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24128753941860-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7953,3911,33196,3634],"class_list":["post-2375092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dea","tag-republican","tag-thomas-massie","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24128753941860-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375092"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375096,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375092\/revisions\/2375096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}