Trump Taps Burgum for Interior, Sparking Energy Policy Debate
TL;DR
President-elect Donald Trump praised his Cabinet-in-waiting during a gala at Mar-a-Lago, despite controversies surrounding some of his picks. He announced Doug Burgum, North Dakota's governor, as his choice for the Interior Department, which oversees U.S. lands and natural resources.
- Trump praises Cabinet-in-waiting as it stirs controversy in Washington The Washington Post
- Burgum Will Be Trump’s ‘Energy Czar’ The New York Times
- Interior nominee Burgum to lead new national energy council Axios
- Trump announces North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Department of the Interior secretary Fox News
- Hill Republicans rejoice over Burgum pick for Interior POLITICO
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