TheHill: Newly minted Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke rode a horse to his first day of work at the department’s Washington, D.C., headquarters, Thursday morning.
Zinke wore a cowboy hat, boots and jeans for the Thursday morning ride, which preceded a welcoming event in the lobby of the building.
Photos tweeted by Zinke and by Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement show the former Navy SEAL riding with U.S. Park Police officers.
“Honored to stand with the brave officers of @USParkPolice – these professionals put their lives on the line for us,” Zinke tweeted.
The transportation choice aligns with Zinke’s choice to brand himself as a conservative and conservationist in the mold of President Theodore Roosevelt, a strong advocate for outdoor recreation who established numerous national parks. more here
h/t Cakes.
He tweeted, “Sorry to Nancy Pelosi, the horse lost her bowels on your limo, but don’t worry, it’s environmentally safe and bio-degradable.”
Zinke’s been really vocal. Tweeted all kinds of cool shit. Now this. He better have a plan to actually do something.
Carrying two pearl handle 45’s?
I think we’ll be seeing some reform laws
and changes in the Bureau of Land Mismanagement.
This will be interesting.
Hmmmmmm…….what would I have ridden in my first day…….A hot air balloon!
Hope to hell the first thing he has planned is a massive land auction.
Get this country back in the hands of private citeens.
citizens
After ridden hard and put away wet John Kerry did not comment.
@Maybe
“Only a pimp from a cheap New Orleans whorehouse would carry a pearl-handled pistol.” –
old Blood and Guts
One of Reagan’s cabinet members rode a horse around DC regularly. I can’t recall who it was, but he was a badass.
Former Navy Seal. Zinke is the real deal. One of his first actions in office was to revoke the Obama ban on lead ammunition on BLM land. Great first step.