{"id":126209,"date":"2024-11-15T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126209"},"modified":"2024-11-15T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T11:00:18","slug":"what-to-know-about-doug-burgum-trumps-choice-to-run-the-interior-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126209","title":{"rendered":"What to know about Doug Burgum, Trump&#8217;s choice to run the Interior Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Former President <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state:<\/p>\n<h2>Burgum\u2019s background is in business<\/h2>\n<p>Burgum, 67, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota, population 328. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from North Dakota State University and his master\u2019s of business administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to become a wealthy software executive. He led Great Plains Software, which Microsoft acquired for $1.1 billion in 2001. Burgum stayed on as a vice president until 2007. He\u2019s also led other companies in real estate development and venture capital.<\/p>\n<h2>He beat a longtime GOP officeholder to become governor<\/h2>\n<p>In 2016, Burgum ran for governor, his first campaign for elected office. He touted a message of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/united-states-congress-335e24413b9c428faa19b9c504094de1\">\u201creinventing\u201d government<\/a><\/span> as the state dealt with a massive revenue shortfall.<\/p>\n<p>In a major upset, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/state-elections-gubernatorial-elections-6efcb5ec2f6f4d2d8961b2bd56a3578c\">Burgum defeated<\/a><\/span> North Dakota\u2019s longtime attorney general in the Republican gubernatorial primary. He handily won his first term in the strong Republican state, which has about 784,000 residents. <\/p>\n<p>He was easily <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doug-burgum-north-america-state-governments-ap-news-alert-north-dakota-5917a4370c9d43eaa3caba8d7ca36397\">reelected in 2020.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Burgum took a CEO\u2019s approach to leading<\/h2>\n<p>Burgum has taken a business-oriented bent as governor of North Dakota, where agriculture and oil are the main industries. He\u2019s pushed <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-governor-legislature-tax-cut-5f3415a136035e94f3ce3a8877a8859b\">income tax cuts,<\/a><\/span> reduced regulations, and changes to animal agriculture laws and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/970b4b0a4f7a44b39a48175b541d60a0\">higher education governance<\/a><\/span>. Burgum also emphasized a \u201cdata-driven\u201d approach to governing, advocated for a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-e7ceda12b626cc3f80a8cda0eb033be6\">Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library<\/a><\/span> in the state and prioritized engagement with tribal nations.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum and his wife, Kathryn, have been public about her recovery from addiction, and as governor he has prioritized <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-0bf8f995648e4bc5ab95fea8e6f394e9\">resources for addiction treatment.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Burgum is known as a policy wonk who works long hours and is highly inquisitive. <\/p>\n<p>He has largely resisted wading into social issues, such as <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/virus-outbreak-health-discrimination-north-dakota-nd-state-wire-95f5186bbf5cd24f6ad67156de2756d8\">anti-LGBTQ measures<\/a><\/span> pushed by members of his own party, vetoing a few such bills <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sports-north-dakota-government-and-politics-8ddd363288233d6c0ca85d0ddc75b5c2\">in 2021<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/transgender-pronouns-schools-veto-north-dakota-3f867fcf1460c11af5da4d7e0f7661e8\">2023.<\/a><\/span> But <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-transgender-abortion-book-ban-24ec22590eb56aadec65d73134569055\">also in 2023,<\/a><\/span> as he was planning a run for president, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-doug-burgum-vice-president-running-mate-c92c4cfc5f8f8fea1f0b1ffff743506e\">he signed<\/a><\/span> a pile of bills opponents said targeted transgender people. They included a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-transgender-health-care-minors-68c86fdba600b357013540fa32d4fba3\">ban on gender-affirming<\/a><\/span> medical treatments for transgender kids, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-transgender-lgbtq-sports-ban-04c0f81665e763a63760c793fb67948a\">sports bans<\/a><\/span> for transgender athletes, and transgender restrictions <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/transgender-bathroom-laws-enforcement-e96e94b8935eb6bd23a42562cdeeec6c\">in schools.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>His own presidential bid was short-lived<\/h2>\n<p>Burgum <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doug-burgum-north-dakota-president-1b187576423968c422d2adbd70c9b3dc\">ran for president<\/a><\/span> from June to December 2023. He campaigned on priorities of energy, economy and national security, but <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doug-burgum-republican-presidential-campaign-north-dakota-88d7335748c5c936a328dae96fef780e\">dropped out<\/a><\/span> after his bid failed to resonate. <\/p>\n<p>He appeared in two Republican debates \u2014 including the first, which he attended after <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/burgum-debate-republicans-north-dakota-governor-52a543a4a7928ad5352f99dbb815c73a\">hurting his Achilles tendon<\/a><\/span> playing basketball. He drew attention for his <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gift-card-republican-debate-presidential-election-59e892c3f89f71cab3db1dcb6a0292d0\">campaign offering<\/a><\/span> $20 gift cards to people who would donate $1 to his campaign so he would have enough individual donors to make the debate stage. <\/p>\n<p>In January, before the Iowa caucuses, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doug-burgum-donald-trump-endorsement-iowa-99c20a435000816823140902cd9333f2\">he endorsed Trump.<\/a><\/span> The same month, he <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-doug-burgum-not-seeking-reelection-f19d00eeaafe90ffe7b09804c0254ab2\">declined to seek<\/a><\/span> a third term as governor.<\/p>\n<h2>Burgum has navigated crises as governor<\/h2>\n<p>When he entered office in December 2016, he dealt with the final months of the sometimes-chaotic <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dakota-access-pipeline-protests-trial-4f117ceef1ab3d7db613e65e8284bd46\">protests<\/a><\/span> of the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-access-pipeline-standing-rock-76e6fbf35e5f70c5e58b97a5ccee3920\">Dakota Access oil pipeline.<\/a><\/span> He\u2019s led the state through <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/b659642a3ac1d4597f6166fc3c392bc6\">terrible droughts<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-fe19bb499dd04ad4add0caefa6230bf5\">crippling storms.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He was the face of North Dakota\u2019s response to the coronavirus pandemic, holding dozens of press conferences, many of them daily in early 2020, including an emotional <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-bf79761d08c6060d37bc34a36de94091\">plea about face masks<\/a><\/span>. He and his wife <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/public-health-health-coronavirus-pandemic-bismarck-north-dakota-f80386c5a6d24c434a70651acdecebe2\">publicly received<\/a><\/span> their COVID vaccinations in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, amid his presidential campaign, Burgum <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-doug-burgum-legislature-aac2698a221fce7dbb234e6611b7d14c\">called a special session<\/a><\/span> for the Legislature <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-legislature-doug-burgum-cedb6870d096dd0529908f0dff059e29\">to deal with a budget mess<\/a><\/span> weeks after the state Supreme Court <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-legislature-supreme-court-00dd9dfc83bfa2955212abf49daeb90b\">voided a crucial bill<\/a><\/span>, putting some state funding in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-doug-burgum-interior-cabinet-2af5f4c0b891a2705c6132fbff16f278\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BISMARCK, N.D. 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