Zinke slams reporting on his scandals

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took to a conservative talk show to slam reporting on his ethics scandals as “B.S.” Speaking Friday on “Montana Talks,” Zinke took particular issue with Politico’s recent report that he is looking for jobs outside of the Trump administration. But he used that story to criticize mainstream media writ large for its reporting on allegations of coziness with officials in industries he regulates, among other issues. “They're very angry, and truth doesn’t matter to these people anymore,” Zinke said of mainstream journalists, saying that President Trump “nearly [got] assaulted” by CNN’s Jim Acosta. “You know what, I do my job, I disregard the B.S.,” Zinke said of the Politico story in a fiery interview in which he repeatedly blamed the left and liberals in the media for his scandals. “You know, it comes from the same liberal reporters that have lost their ability to tell the truth,” he continued. “Here’s one for you: I think I’m going to probably be the commander of Space Command,” he joked. He ruled out running for governor of Montana in 2020, saying that despite reporting that he is on his way out of the Trump administration, “I’m going to continue doing this job and doing good things.”...MORE