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By MATTHEW BROWN
January 4, 2019 9:41 am
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) As former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke exits Washington amid a cloud of unresolved investigations and criticism of his actions favoring industry, he told The Associated Press that he has lived up to the conservation ideals of Teddy Roosevelt and insisted that the myriad allegations against him will be proven untrue.
The former Montana congressman also said he quit President Donald Trumps cabinet on his own terms, despite indications he was pressured by the White House to resign effective Wednesday.
During almost two years overseeing an agency responsible for managing 500 million acres of public lands, Zinkes broad rollbacks of restrictions on oil and gas drilling were cheered by industry. But they brought a scathing backlash from environmental groups and Democratic lawmakers who accused him of putting corporate profits ahead of preservation.
In his first interview since Trump announced his resignation last month, Zinke said the changes he made at Interior meshed with Roosevelts beliefs and were needed to unfetter energy companies held back by unreasonable drilling curbs imposed under former President Barack Obama.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/zinke-first-interview-since-resignation
No asshole, you are not Teddy Roosevelt in the delusion you live, your not even close, your a liar and a cheat......................and your going to be just like the Teapot Dome issue.....................and you will be convicted of your crimes in my opinion...............................so FU........................
spanone
(135,636 posts)fuck you. your grandchildren, should you have any, will live in shame for what you've done.
dlk
(11,438 posts)Ohiogal
(31,669 posts)TR was an environmentalist. He believed in preserving public lands and creating national forests in order to preserve our country's natural resources. Zinke would allow oil and gas drilling in our beautiful public lands until they look like Swiss cheese, just so some oil company can rake in profits.
T. Roosevelt is no doubt spinning in his grave due to Zinke's actions.