A retired Navy commander, who commanded SEALs and other
special operations forces in Iraq, Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke met with the
president-elect .
The conference call with reporters, Jason Miller, a
spokesman for the Presidential Transition Team, said Zinke was a strong
candidate for joining the Trump cabinet.
“Congressman Ryan Zinke from Montana. Congressman Zinke was
an early Trump supporter,” Miller said.
“His background includes time in the Montana senate and 22
years as a Navy SEAL. Congressman Zinke is a strong advocate for American
energy independence and he supports an all-encompassing energy policy that
includes renewables, fossil fuels, and alternative energy,” he said.
Miller added, “Zinke believes we need to find a way to cut
through bureaucracy to ensure our nation’s parks, forests, and other public
areas are properly maintained and used effectively.”
The man Zinke replaced in the House, Sen. Steven D. Daines
(R.-Mont.), Tweeted out his support for the Zinke pick:
.@RepRyanZinke protected us abroad and in combat and I know
he will do the same for our treasured public lands as Secretary of the
Interior.
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