A 22-year-old Department of Homeland Security official who has raised eyebrows for leading a top counterterrorism group has shocked critics once again, this time with a 'teenage spat.'
Thomas Fugate, a former gardener and Trump campaign staffer who graduated college last year, is reportedly overseeing a main U.S. counterterrorism hub.
He now holds the title of special assistant, effectively running the Department of Homeland Security's Center for Prevention Programs Partnerships, commonly referred to as CP3, ProPublica reported last month.
'It sounds like putting the intern in charge,' a counterterrorism researcher with years of experience at CP3 told the outlet of the 22-year-old's growing influence.
He was hired by the Department of Homeland Security in February, according to his LinkedIn page. And critics have since attacked Fugate for being inexperienced in a role that was typically occupied by former law enforcement officials.
