US EditionThomas Fugate, 22, Appointed to Lead Terrorism Prevention Program, Faces Scrutiny Amid Iran Conflict
- Donald Trump appointed Thomas Fugate, a 22-year-old college graduate, as Acting Director of the DHS's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships in June 2025, despite his limited experience as a gardener and supermarket employee.
- Fugate is responsible for managing an $18 million budget aimed at preventing domestic terrorism and targeted violence.
- Following U.S. military strikes on Iran, alerts were issued regarding increased threats from Iranian sleeper cells in the U.S., with Homeland Security noting the threat level is at its highest.
- Former Illinois Representative Adam Kinzinger criticized Fugate's appointment on social media, stating, 'this is the 22-year-old boy Trump put in charge of preventing a terror attack at home.
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Just graduated, with no experience in national security, 22-year-old Thomas Fugate now oversees a key anti-terrorism program within the Trump administration. A controversial appointment.
‘Never Worked a Day In Counter-Terrorism:’ 22-Year-Old ‘Former Lawn Boy’ Trump Put In Charge of Terrorism Prevention at DHS Facing New Backlash After Iran Attack
The 22-year-old former gardener and grocery store assistant, President Donald Trump, put in charge of counterterrorism at the Department of Homeland Security, is facing a backlash as fears over possible retaliation by Iran grow. According to a report by the Daily Beast, Thomas Fugate, a big fan of the president, had only worked as a neighborhood lawn boy and at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, before Trump put him in charge of the Center…
The president, skipping every procedure, entrusted the prevention of domestic extremism to the very young Thomas Fugate, a former salesman in a supermarket...
After the Iran attack, the danger of terror increases in the US. But in the Homeland Security Department, a newcomer now leads the central prevention unit.
Trump Taps 22-Year-Old Rando for Counterterror Role?
In this episode, Tim Miller and Cameron Kasky dive into the wild news that the Trump administration just put a 22-year-old with zero national security experience in charge of a major DHS counterterrorism program. Who is Thomas Fugate? Why is he suddenly running an $18 million terrorism prevention effort?Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Leave a commentFollow FYPod on TikTok @thefypodFYPod is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouT…
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