Zinke blames 'false' attacks in resignation

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Saturday that he’s resigning from his post in the Trump administration because of the cost of fighting off “false allegations.”

“I love working for the President and am incredibly proud of all the good work we’ve accomplished together,” Zinke wrote in a statement on Twitter.

“However, after 30 years of public service, I cannot justify spending thousands of dollars defending myself and my family against false allegations,” he added.

Link to tweet

Hours earlier, President Trump announced on Twitter that Zinke would leave his post by the end of the year, the latest change in a major shake-up of the president's Cabinet and senior staff.

Zinke has faced numerous allegations of violating ethics rules during his 21 months in office.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/421542-zinke-blames-false-attacks-in-resignation

[Hassler]

1. Right, because the one thing innocent people do is run from the chance to prove their innocence.

[Iggo]

2. "...myself and my family..."

Aaaaaand, there it is!

[sheshe2]

3. Boo effing Hoo.

Zinkie Sinkie. News at 11PM.

[spanone]

4. yea, everything is fake for these criminals

[machoneman]

5. False my butt!

Whatta douchebag!

[oasis]

6. "I just woke up some mornings surrounded by lots of free shit"

[StarryNite]

7. Screw you, you wild horse hating SOB!

HOW WELFARE RANCHERS TAKE TAXPAYERS FOR A RIDE
Ranchers on BLM land have 94 percent of their grazing costs covered by taxpayers. And they target wild horses for removal in order to preserve the rangeland that makes this financial windfall possible.
JAMES MCWILLIAMSMAR 21, 2018

"Based on the claim that wild horses overgraze Western landscapes, the BLM routinely removes them and places them in temporary holding facilities—mostly in Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico—before moving the horses to permanent corrals. By closing these facilities and opting to put down the horses, backers of the bill note taxpayers will save $10 million a year. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke supports the measure on account of its fiscal belt-tightening.

But that $10 million in savings requires some context. Ranchers leasing BLM land cost taxpayers an estimated $500 million a year (and probably much more—some say a billion dollars). According to Stephen Nash's Grand Canyon for Sale, about 15,000 ranchers receive a $33,000 from the federal government annually."

[link:https://psmag.com/environment/horsing-around-with-the-truth|

[MrsCoffee]

8. Womp womp. Thoughts and prayers.

[Totally Tunsie]

9. Uh, yeah. Just as soldiers in a foxhole and prisoners in their jailcell find their God,

all these "retiring" politicians find their family as the reason (excuse) to end their career and slither back into society. I guess the question now that the family has done well without them all these years is: "Do we need dear ol' Dad hanging around at this point in our lives?"

[Wounded Bear]

10. Ahh, yes, the Sarah Palin defense...

[MrScorpio]

11. If they're false, why doesn't he fight them?

[hatrack]

12. Then why are you resigning?

Lying ASSHOLE.

[Marcuse]

13. Doesn't he know his job performance will be investigated, whether he still holds it or not.

The House Committee was still investigating Hillary last week and she resigned over five years ago.

[GulfCoast66]

14. Wasn't this guy special forces?

He sure cut and ran from this fight awfully quick for an innocent man. Perhaps he knows he was defending weak ground?