Trump picks Virginia official Terry Cole to lead the DEA
- President Donald Trump nominated Terrance Cole to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration on February 11, 2025, replacing Acting Administrator Derek Maltz.
- Terrance Cole served as Virginia's secretary of public safety and has expressed concerns about marijuana, linking it to higher suicide risks among youth.
- This nomination follows Trump's initial choice of Sheriff Chad Chronister, who withdrew amid scrutiny over his COVID-19 actions.
- Cole's appointment indicates a tough stance on drug trafficking, which Trump has labeled as a national security threat.
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Who is Terry Cole, Trump's DEA pick who seized 70 million doses of fentanyl over the past two years?
By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español Terrance C. “Terry” Cole was named by President Donald Trump on Tuesday as his choice to be administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In a post on Truth Social, Trump highlighted Cole’s more than 20 years of experience at the DEA and his most recent position as a public servant in the state of Virginia. “Together we will save lives and make America safe again. Congratulations, Terry!” the US pres…
Terry Cole, a well-known old hawk from Latin America, disembarks as the new head of the DEA
More than two decades of experience; field missions in Afghanistan, Colombia and Mexico City, and a steel fist speech against drug trafficking networks south of the border. Those are the credentials of Terrance Terry Cole, the profile Donald Trump has chosen as the next director of the DEA, the US anti-narcotics agency. “Together we will save lives and make America safe again,” the Republican announced this week in Truth, his social network. The…
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