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President Trump Taps Former Fox News Reporter for Drug Czar Position

Carter awaits confirmation from members of the US Senate

President Donald Trump has chosen conservative journalist Sara Carter to serve as the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Carter is a former Fox News contributor with no formal drug policy, public health, or law enforcement background.

As a reporter, Carter has investigated the role of foreign drug trafficking organizations in the illicit marijuana trade. Privately, she has expressed support for patients’ use of medical cannabis and once acknowledged: “I don’t have any problem if [cannabis]is legalized and monitored. … I’m not saying we’ve got to make it illegal.”

Carter awaits confirmation from members of the US Senate.

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