The DHS staff member, Thomas Fugate, addresses the counterpoup on age, inexperience

First on Fox: Thomas Fugate, a named named by Trump of 22, spoke with Fox News Digital after being thrown under the spotlight and criticized his young age, his inexperience and his role in President Donald Trump administration.

The official title of fleeting to Department of Internal Security (DHS) is a special assistant. However, several points of sale reported that Fugate was the head of the DHS (CP3) prevention and partnership center. CP3 is the main office of DHS for terrorism and the prevention of targeted violence.

The young named and the DHS denied these claims to Fox News Digital.

“All decisions came from political leadership, under-secretary, deputy secretary and chief of staff,” said Fugate.

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Thomas Fugate, 22, is a special assistant in the Department of Internal Security. (Department of Internal Security)

Fugate continued by saying that CP3, a program that was elected by a drop of $ 18.5 million Last week, has a highly reduced role in relation to previous administrations, because Trump’s DHS reduced the division.

“Before getting there, (CP3) has already been reported for waste, fraud and abuse,” said Fugate. “We are not talking about a massive office of 80 people with a wide range of functions. We are talking about a niche and a small specialized office.”

Fugate said the office focuses mainly on the administration of a subsidy program.

“It is only when you take it out of context and blow it out of proportion that it then becomes a massive problem where people think that I practically direct the FBI,” said fleeting.

DHS also told Fox News Digital that Fugate was never in the leadership position within the program, and even called it a member of “low level” staff.

Several media were worried about the appointment by President Trump of Thomas Fugate, 22, at a position at Homeland Security. (Getty Images)

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“All of this defamation campaign around Thomas Fugate is a smoke screen to bury the rampant fat and waste in the CP3 program under the Biden administration watch,” DHS assistant secretary, DHS assistant secretary, Tricia McLaughlin told Fox. “Fugate has never occupied the role of director in CP3, and involving that he had operational control or exercised leadership on CP3 is simply false, as we have always told them.”

“The fact that a 22 -year -old staff member was able to identify erroneous expenses and the subsequent violent reaction to defend these partisan and partisan expenses of those on the left tells you exactly what this program was really used,” said McLaughlin.

Fugate said he started with DHS on the border and immigration before going to CP3. (Getty Images)

As for his young age and experience, Fugate noted that he had started with DHS to Border and immigration When the policy of policy asked him to temporarily help the CP3.

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Before that, he carried out an internship at the Heritage Foundation before graduating from the University of Texas in San Antonio with a diploma in politics and law last May.

Preston Mizell is a Fox News Digital writer covering Breaking news. History advice can be sent to [email protected] and on x @Mizellpreston