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Secretary Zinke Questions His Department's Loyalty

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is under fire for restructuring his department and moving career officials to new, unrelated positions.
Posted at 8:31 PM, Nov 15, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-15 20:31:41-05

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is at odds with his own department about loyalty to the Trump administration. Since taking over the department, Zinke has restructured many of the senior positions. A handful of career officials have resigned over these changes. 

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