President Donald Trump said Tuesday his nominee to be thenation’s drug czar, Tom Marino, withdrew from considerationfollowing reports that he pushed legislation making it harder forthe government to combat the opioid crisis.

“Rep. Tom Marino has informed me that he is withdrawing his namefrom consideration as drug czar,” Trump said on Twitter, callingthe Pennsylvania Republican “a fine man and a greatCongressman!”

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