Trump Melts Down as Another Nomination Blows Up in His Face
Donald Trump was not happy with some of the latest news coverage of his transition.

President-elect Donald Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to deride The Wall Street Journal for reporting on his transition teamâs travails.
The Journal had reported the previous evening that Trumpâs pick to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, Hillsborough County, Florida, Sheriff Chad Chronister, had withdrawn from consideration. The paper also covered the controversy surrounding Pete Hegseth, Trumpâs defense secretary pick, whose future is uncertain as he faces a raft of misconduct allegations.
âThe Wall Street Journal is becoming more and more obnoxious and unreadable. Todayâs main headline is: âTrumpâs DEA Pick Pulls Out In Latest Setback,ââ Trump wrote.
âWith all thatâs happening in the World, this is their Number One story of the day,â he complained, before challenging the Journalâs characterization of Chronisterâs withdrawal, which Chronister announced on social media Tuesday.
âAs the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, Iâve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration,â Chronister posted.
Trump insisted that Chronister âdidnât pull out, I pulled him out, because I did not like what he said to my pastors and other supportersââseemingly referring to the Hillsborough County sheriff arresting and criticizing a Florida megachurch pastor in 2020 for violating Covid-19 lockdown orders. That incident led âthe MAGA corner of the Republican Partyâ to sour on his pick this week, according to CNN.
Further, Trump chided the Journal for describing the incident as his âlatestâ challenge. âBut, more importantly, whatâs my âlatestâ setback???â Trump wrote. âI just won the Presidency of the United States! They havenât written a good story about me in YEARS.â
Of course, the reasoning behind the Journalâs word choice becomes evident upon reading the report in question, or any number of news items since Trumpâs win earlier this month.
After all, the Journal article covers Chronisterâs withdrawal but also details the numerous other scandals bedeviling âsome of Trumpâs high-profile picksââsuch as Hegseth facing scrutiny for sexual misconduct allegations, Matt Gaetz withdrawing from consideration for attorney general âunder pressure in the midst of sexual-misconduct and drug-use allegations,â and lawmakers questioning Trumpâs other picks, including Kash Patel, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard.