In their words · Updated August 5, 2026
Interior Secretary
3 verified quotes on the record, July 6, 2026 to August 2, 2026. Every one is a character-for-character copy from its source; the lens colors mark the outlets and channels that carried the words, never the person.
Also on the record as: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum
On the claim ledger Aug 2 Open
“We also provided the U.S. Attorney's office expert and eyewitness testimony to the damage done by vandals and provided every piece of evidence they asked for in the requested time line detailing each area of damage at the pool”
Recorded via Associated Press Center / Nonpartisan Prosecutors drop the Reflecting Pool case after finding the liner was already failing, and Trump says he disagrees 100% with his own U.S. attorney › the full story file ›
As printed Jul 6
“I mean, we're a country where someone can run and be elected saying that they're a communist, but yet this is what our nation has stood against and fought for.”
Printed by MSNBC Liberal Mainstream Trump Cabinet official defends white nationalist July 4 march: ‘Free speech’ ›
As printed Jul 6
“Part of my response to that is that there are protests on the mall that people say things that I think are reprehensible about President Trump, and yet they're allowed to go on because of free speech in our country”
on free speech protecting anti-Trump demonstrations as well as white nationalist speech
Printed by MSNBC Liberal Mainstream Trump Cabinet official defends white nationalist July 4 march: ‘Free speech’ ›
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