Trump moved on March 8 to nominate David Bernhardt to run the Interior Department, turning an acting secretary into a formal nominee and reviving complaints about ethics conflicts and industry favoritism. Environmental and watchdog critics immediately cast the move as more of the same: a lobbyist-friendly administration rewarding a familiar insider. The nomination itself was not a catastrophe, but it was a fresh reminder that Trump kept reaching for the kind of personnel choices that invite instant suspicion.
Trump moved on March 8 to nominate David Bernhardt to run the Interior Department, turning an acting secretary into a formal nominee and reviving complaints about ethics conflicts and industry favoritism. Environmental and watchdog critics immediately cast the move as more of the same: a lobbyist-friendly administration rewarding a familiar insider. The nomination itself was not a catastrophe, but it was a fresh rem…
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