On Monday afternoon, President Trump tweeted that he would nominate Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the Interior Department, the agency responsible for managing our nation’s parks and public lands. Bernhardt, a Colorado native, joined the Interior Department in 2017 as Secretary Ryan Zinke’s second-in-command after years of serving as a lobbyist and attorney for scores of oil and gas industry clients. Here’s everything you need to know about Trump’s pick to be the next Interior Secretary.
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Everything you need to know about Trump’s new pick for Interior Secretary
Feb 4, 2019
Issue: Ethics & Transparency, Oil & Gas
Subject: Interior
By Center for Western Priorities
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