Trump says interior secretary to leave in latest high-profile departure
Washington, Dec 15 (AFP) Donald Trump said Saturday that his interior secretary will be leaving soon -- the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the US president's turnover-plagued administration.
"Secretary of the Interior @RyanZinke will be leaving the Administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years," Trump wrote on Twitter, highlighting the fact that Zinke's tenure was substantially longer than that of some other former top officials in the administration.
"Ryan has accomplished much during his tenure and I want to thank him for his service to our Nation," the president said, adding that a replacement would be announced next week.
The announcement on Zinke came just a week after another impending high-profile departure -- that of Trump's chief of staff John Kelly -- was made public.
Trump on Friday tapped Mick Mulvaney -- the director of the Office of Management and Budget -- to fill the chief of staff job on an acting basis, setting him up to be the third person to hold the post since the president took office in early 2017.
A series of other top officials have left the Trump White House, including a secretary of state, two national security advisors, an attorney general and the head of the US environment agency.
Zinke is one of several members of Trump's cabinet to come under fire over expenditures, including reports that his department was spending nearly USD 139,000 to upgrade three sets of double doors in his office -- a cost he later said he negotiated down to USD 75,000.
He has also faced criticism over costly US Park Police helicopter flights last year that allowed him to return to Washington for a horseback ride with Vice President Mike Pence, and several other flights on non-commercial aircraft. (AFP) SCY
SCY
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Week
- Washington Week
- Fashion week
- United States Department of the Interior
- United States Secretary of the Interior
- Cabinet of the United States
- Washington
- Washington Examiner
- Washington Nationals
- Anand
- Zimbabwean dollar
- South Korea
- Donald Trump
- Donald Trump Jr.
- Presidency of Donald Trump
- Official
- Basketball Official
- American Football Official
- Georgia Secretary of State
- Illinois Secretary of State
ALSO READ
Israel approves USD 19 billion budget increase due to war
Roadway Solutions India Infra to raise USD 120 mn from AG Dynamic Funds for expansion
Govt imposes minimum export price of USD 2,000 per tonne on honey till Dec
Creador to pick up 19.6 pc stake in Hinduja Tech for USD 50 mn
Pandorum Technologies secures USD 11 million investment to advance its regenerative therapy for corneal blindness to clinical phase