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Rep. Raúl Grijalva is prepared to work with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who on Friday tweeted that it is hard for the Arizona Democrat to think straight from the bottom of the bottle.
Zinkes public insult of the likely incoming chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee was both a sign of the times in President Trumps Washington, and the kind of deeply personal jab that managed to turn heads.
An oil industry lobbyist whos been supportive of Zinkes policies said the tweet didnt benefit anyone, and he said its stirring more speculation that Zinke, who is under federal investigation for a number of alleged ethical breaches, may be planning to leave office soon.
Zinkes personal attack could have lasting impacts.
I think it erases any hope that he would cooperate in any good faith with the committee, and escalates the rhetoric at a really inopportune time for him, said Kate Kelly, director of public lands at the left-wing Center for American Progress.
Even if he does leave soon, I think that this action will damage the relationship between the Interior Department and the committee for future secretaries, she said.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/419562-zinke-picks-fight-with-key-dem-at-an-odd-time?userid=229233
pecosbob
(7,538 posts)2naSalit
(86,586 posts)and classlessness. He's a wannabe who bought and bs'd his way into the Cabinet.
Hassler
(3,377 posts)hours in a day.
Just a Weirdo
(488 posts)And tell him to deal with that.