Trump official rips Americans who care about public land: 'Financially illiterate' [View all]

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David Edwards March 11, 2026 2:39PM ET


Interior Secretary Doug Burgum dismissed environmentalists' concerns by telling investment firm BlackRock that people who want to protect public lands were not "financially literate."

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"Congress has been enabled to pass permitting reform legislation," the host said. "What can the administration do to streamline this process from your perspective?"
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"You know, all the people that are trying to stop activity on federal lands, you don't understand the financial impact of it. I mean, all of you are financially literate, wouldn't it be great if we could have the world be a little more financially literate?" he added. "When we have the prior president, you know, with a stroke of a pen, take six and a half million acres of prime offshore, you know, out of, out of the things, legally not holding lease sales, but then separately says, this is like a marine sanctuary. We were able to reverse that."......................

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Trump official rips Americans who care about public land: 'Financially illiterate'
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during the 2026 Infrastructure Summit of government officials, corporate executives, and labor leaders, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper