President-elect Donald Trump announced his plan Thursday to nominate Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Department of the Interior.
During his speech at the Mar-a-Lago Gala, Trump confirmed his plan of picking Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior. He will officially announce it Friday. Trump praised Burgum as a strong choice to oversee America’s vast natural resources, energy policy, and federal lands.
“We have a big announcement. I won’t tell you his exact name. I think he’s an incredible person, [he’s] got an unbelievably wonderful wife named Catherine. So I won’t tell you his name. It might be something like Burgum, Burgum. He’s from North Dakota,” Trump said.
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The appointment is anticipated to reflect Trump’s broader vision to “do things with energy and with land interior” that would further bolster domestic energy…
