A few days ago, REI came out and apologized for supporting the nomination and subsequent appointment of Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. Their reversal comes after Burgum's actions and statements about selling off public lands, using them for mineral and logging extraction, and his joint statement with the Housing and Urban Development Secretary on developing lands for the lie that is building more affordable housing.
Basically, they said, "Whoopsie! Our bad! We didn't know he was going to do this," even though all the evidence was in plain sight. I mean, the first sign should've been the new rules package Congress passed late last year, making it easier for the federal government to sell off public lands.
But who am I to judge the very apparent desire of this administration to do away with our public lands...
