DHS staffer Thomas Fugate addresses backlash over age, inexperience

First on the fox: Thomas Vujet, a 22 -year -old Tram, spoke to Fox News Digitter after he was thrown into the spotlight and criticized during an early age, his lack of experience and his role in President Donald Trump administration.

Fugate official title in Ministry of Internal Security (DHS) Private assistant. However, many outlets stated that Fugate was the head of the DHS Center for Prevention and Partnerships (CP3). CP3 is the main DHS office for terrorism and the prevention of the target violence.

The young appointed and the Ministry of National Security denied these claims to Fox News Digital.

“All decisions decreased from the leadership of politics, [the] Fujet confirmed.

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Fugate continued to say this CP3, a program that was It was irritated with a reduction of $ 18.5 million Last week, he played a significant role compared to previous departments as DHS in Trump reduced the section.

“Before I got there, [CP3] Fugate explained: “It has been a sign of waste, fraud and abuse of use. We are not talking about a huge office with 80 people who have a wide range of jobs. We are talking about a very specialized and small office,” Fugate said.

Fujet said the office is mainly focused on managing the grant program.

“It is only when it gets it out of the context and detonates it is not commensurate, it becomes a huge problem as people think I run the FBI.”

DHS also told Fox News Digital that Fugate was not in the driving position in the program, and even referred to it as a “low -level” employee.

Several media outlets were concerned about President Trump’s appointment to Thomas Vujett, 22, with internal security. (Getty Images)

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“All the campaign of distortion around Thomas Vujet is a smoke screen for the burial of the outbreak and the goal in the CP3 program under the surveillance of the Biden administration,” said Minister of the Ministry of Internal Security, Tricia McLeulin. “Fugate has never held the role of the manager in CP3, and to clarify that he had operational control or driving on CP3 is simply incorrect, as we have been constantly told them.”

“The fact that the 22 -year -old employee in 22 years was able to determine the wrong spending and the violent reaction to defend this waking up, partisan spending tells you exactly what this program was already used.”

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

As for his young age and his experience, Fugate indicated that he started with DHS in Borders and immigration When the Undersecretary of the Ministry of policy is temporarily asked him to assist in CP3.

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Before that, he trained at the Heritage Foundation before graduating from the University of Texas in San Antonio with a certificate in politics and law last May.

Prestton Mizell is a writer for Fox News Digital that covers urgent news. Story tips can be sent to Prestton.mizell@fox.com and on xmizellpreston