Trump's latest cabinet pick: another profit-over-humanity Republican

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/08/trump-cabinet-david-bernhardt-interior-republican

David Bernhardt, a former oil lobbyist, is expected to take over the interior department, which oversees most federally owned land and natural resources

@RossBarkan
Fri 8 Feb 2019 08.59 EST

Lost in the noise of another meaningless State of the Union address, Beto O’Rourke’s Oprah musings and the starting engines of an endless presidential race was the news that David Bernhardt might be getting a promotion.

Most Americans have no idea who Bernhardt is. He was an oil lobbyist, a very good one, who became the deputy chief of the Department of the Interior under the hapless Ryan Zinke. While the former congressman became entangled in numerous ethics investigations and eventually resigned, it was Bernhardt, conflicts of interest and all, who was pulling the strings of the overlooked but vital department, which oversees most federally owned land and natural resources. Now Trump has nominated him to take over the department.

Under Bernhardt, the interior department has become an embodiment of Donald Trump’s id, and is arguably where the administration is doing most of its damage. In a White House that denies the reality of climate change and rejects the idea of even safeguarding drinking water, our environment and future is of little worth.

Millions of acres of public land have been opened up to fossil fuel and mining interests since Trump took office. Regulations on the oil industry have been cut as new lands and waters are exposed to dangerous drilling. After Trump ordered Zinke to open almost the entire US coastline to offshore drilling, it was Bernhardt who reportedly helped develop the plan.

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[CatMor]

1. Is there anyone in this administration ..

qualified for their positions. Do they give a damn about the country instead of how they can gain profits and not pay taxes. If trump could build one of his tacky hotels in the middle of the Grand Canyon he would.

[G_j]

2. Correct

the betterment, safety, welfare of the American people have absolutely zero to do with these appointments.