President-elect Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Chad Chronister, said Tuesday he's withdrawing his name from consideration for the role. The big picture: Some conservatives criticized the nomination three days ago because of the Tampa-area sheriff's decision to enforce COVID lockdowns during the pandemic.

President-elect Donald Trump said he pulled Chad Chronister, a Florida sheriff, from being nominated to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration after Chronister announced he was taking himself out. Chronister had said he withdrew his nomination because “the gravity of this very important responsibility set in,

Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the job, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being selected for a position requiring Senate confirmation.