Former Navy Seal Zinke Considered for Secretary of the Interior
- Ryan Zinke just won second term representing Montana in House
- Decorated combat veteran met with Trump in New York on Monday
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Representative Ryan Zinke, who just won a second term representing Montana in the U.S. House, is being considered by President-elect Donald Trump for Secretary of the Interior, according to two people familiar with the transition team’s deliberations.
Zinke, 55, a retired Navy SEAL who was awarded two Bronze Stars for combat missions in Iraq, was an early supporter of Trump and met with the president-elect Monday at Trump Tower in Manhattan.