President-elect Donald Trump has picked Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be his Interior secretary.
Trump made the announcement during a gala event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. The transition team was supposed to release the name Friday morning, but Trump decided to spill the beans early.
“I won’t tell you his name, might be something like Burgum, Burgum, … he’s gonna be announced tomorrow for a very big position,” Trump said Thursday evening.
“We’re going to do things with energy and with land, Interior, that is going to be incredible,” said Trump. “And so I look forward to doing the formal announcement, although this is a pretty big announcement right now. Actually, he’s going to head the Department of Interior, and he’s gonna be fantastic. Good Doug.”
