Ryan Zinke Is Out As Interior Department Secretary

[G_j]

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Ryan Zinke Is Out As Interior Department Secretary

The loyal soldier for Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda had tallied up more than a dozen federal investigations.
By Chris D’Angelo

12/15/2018 09:28 AM

President Donald Trump made the announcement on Twitter early Saturday


The former Montana congressman had a tumultuous tenure as chief steward of America’s natural resources, facing nearly 20 federal investigations ― one of which his agency’s internal watchdog recently referred to the Justice Department for possible criminal violations ― and besieged by a steady drumbeat of unfavorable headlines.

When Trump nominated Zinke, one of his early supporters, to lead the Interior Department, he said the former Navy SEAL would identify ways to “safely and responsibly” develop America’s natural resources and play a key role in doing away with “bad regulations.”

Zinke pegged himself as a champion of public lands and a conservationist in the mold of President Theodore Roosevelt. While he initially enjoyed some support from Democrats and environmentalists, many quickly turned on him as he cozied up to fossil fuel interests, embraced sweeping budget cuts that his boss proposed, and prioritized Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda over habitat and resource conservation.

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[Iliyah]

1. t-rump's crime family . . .

next one will be even worse.

[Totally Tunsie]

2. It's about damn time!

[vlyons]

3. I would say "Yeah!" except

I know that Trump will try to appoint another pirate and degrader of the environment

[hatrack]

11. The Short List so far: Scott Walker, Dean Heller, Adam Laxalt, Cathy McMorris Rodgers

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-15/trump-s-interior-chief-said-to-step-down-amid-ethics-inquiries

[marylandblue]

12. The side effect of winning elections is there are mire unemployed Repubs

to choose from. Maybe we should start a welfare program for them. We could force them to work in national parks to get their checks.

[hatrack]

14. Perhaps they could fight forest fires at prison labor wages . . .

$1.00/hour, I believe it was during the Camp Fire.

[gratuitous]

15. What? Sauron and his merry band of orcs unavailable?

There's just no end to the horrible people wanting to destroy the country.

[edhopper]

4. In a less venal and corupt time

any one of the 20 scandals he was involved in would have meant his resignation.
Now they just build and build.

[2naSalit]

5. Sadly...

We've been plagued by his kind for far too long. Even Obama's pick was a sore disappointment and avid gas/oil industry hack.

[MineralMan]

6. Good Riddance!

[walkingman]

7. Great News! It seems Rick Perry is the only one left and that's because he is a YES man.

Thank God for the Democrats!

[marylandblue]

18. Rick Perry is only left because he doesn't know what department he works for

[walkingman]

19. Totally agree! At some he will open his mouth and the ignorance will flow.....oops!!

[Sneederbunk]

8. Surprised he left during the Grifting Season.

[catbyte]

9. Well, he's done just about as much damage to the environment, us Indians, and

looted the US Treasury for as much as he could, so I guess his work is done.

That's one asshole I'd LOVE to see being frog marched into federal prison.

[generalbetrayus]

10. At age 80,

James Watt is tanned, rested, and ready!

[GoCubsGo]

13. Unfortunately, his replacement will be even worse.

That has been the pattern for Spanky. Every time someone leaves, he replaces them with someone even more filthy dirty.

[JohnnyRingo]

16. I wonder if he'll ride his horse into the sunset.

It's about continuity.

[Renew Deal]

17. What news is coming about Zinke?