Trump picks ex-oil lobbyist David Bernhardt for Interior secretary

Source: The Hill


BY TIMOTHY CAMA AND MIRANDA GREEN - 02/04/19 03:21 PM EST

President Trump is picking David Bernhardt, a former energy lobbyist, to be the Interior Department’s next secretary.

“I am pleased to announce that David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior, will be nominated as Secretary of the Interior,” Trump tweeted Monday.

Bernhardt, whose past clients include oil companies and others with business before the Interior Department, became the agency’s deputy secretary in 2017 and has led the department on an interim basis since former Secretary Ryan Zinke resigned amid ethics scandals in January. In the weeks since Zinke’s departure, Bernhardt has risen to the top of the list as the most likely candidate Trump would choose for the post.

“David has done a fantastic job from the day he arrived, and we look forward to having his nomination officially confirmed!”

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