President Donald Trump’s recent appointment of 22-year-old Thomas Fugate to the Department of Homeland Security’s counterterrorism division is sparking backlash.
The White House appointed Fugate to DHS’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, which is responsible for preventing domestic terrorism and targeted violence.
The news comes as Iran considers retaliating against the United States after three of Tehran’s nuclear sites were destroyed over the weekend in a bombing operation that Trump called “very successful.”
Detractors of the Trump administration are pointing to Fugate’s lack of experience in national security, arguing that he is unqualified for the job.
Fugate previously interned at the Heritage Foundation before working for the Trump campaign and joining DHS as a “special assistant” in an immigration office, ProPublica reported earlier this month.
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