WEIGH IN -- YOURSELF.
SECRETARY OF THE
INTERIOR, RYAN ZINKE --
FACES BACKLASH TODAY
-FORCOMMENTS HE
MADE ABOUT A
PERCEIVED LACK OF
"LOYALTY" TO THE FLAG...
WITHIN THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT.
IN HIS SPEECH TO AN OIL
INDUSTRY GROUP ON
MONDAY -- ZINKE SAID 30
PERCENT OF HIS
EMPLOYEES "LACK
LOYALTY AND ARE AT
ODDS WITH THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION."
TODAY -- SENATOR MARIA
CANTWELL, THE TOP
DEMOCRAT ON THE
SENATE ENERGY AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE -- BLASTED
ZINKE'S COMMENTS.
SHE SAID... INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEES INSTEAD
"DESERVE RESPECT
FROM THE MAN
CHARGED WITH LEADING
THEM -- NOT CHEAP
SHOTS IN THE PRESS."
ZINKE ADDED QUOTE:
"THERE'S TOO MANY
WAYS IN THE PRESENT
PROCESS FOR SOMEONE
WHO DOESN'T WANT TO
GET
DONE... TO PUT IT IN A
HOLDING PATTERN."
THERE ARE 700-
THOUSAND EMPLOYEES
AT THE U-S DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR.
