Trump's U.S. Terror Prevention Chief Is Ex-Gardener Aged 22 [View all]
The inexperienced 22-year-old reportedly tasked by Donald Trump with tackling U.S. extremism was working as a neighborhood gardener just five years ago and in a grocery store as recently as August 2023, the Daily Beast can reveal.
Thomas Fugate, who graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio just 12 months ago, is currently heading up the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships at the DHS, as first reported by ProPublica Tuesday.
The center, also known as CP3, plays a vital role supporting nationwide efforts to combat terrorism and hate-fueled violence.
But according to the youngsters LinkedIn page, Fugate has almost no experience in this fieldand in 2020 was working as a self-employed Landscape Business Owner.
There isnt much else on his resumé to suggest Fugate has the requisite skills to weed out terrorists. Prior to his work as a gardenerwhile studying for a degree in politics and lawFugate worked at an H-E-B supermarket in Austin, Texas, as a Cross Functional Team Member.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-appoints-22-y-o-ex-gardener-grocery-store-assistant-as-us-homeland-department-terrorist-chief/
Looks like his main experience is as a "hater".