Trump to withdraw Joe Exotic as public lands nominee

[RandySF]

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President Trump will withdraw William Perry Pendley’s nomination to lead the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a White House official confirmed to The Hill.

Pendley was a controversial choice for the role because he has previously advocated for selling off public lands. He has also been criticized for comments he made about Islam, the Black Lives Matter movement and undocumented immigrants, as well as skepticism about climate change.

Pendley has been serving as the head of the agency in an acting capacity for about a year, but was formally nominated to serve as permanent director in June. He previously served in the Interior Department during the Reagan administration.

The BLM head will remain at the helm of the agency despite the withdrawal of his formal nomination.



https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/512169-trump-to-withdraw-controversial-public-lands-nominee

[CurtEastPoint]

1. BUT! The BLM head will remain at the helm of the agency despite the withdrawal of his nomination

[soothsayer]

2. Of course, it's just another permanent "acting" a-hole

Gotta close that damn loophole

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Gone in 2021

[CurtEastPoint]

4. What exactly is that loophole?