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Trump nominates loyalist to office that would oversee Reflecting Pool review

Washington Post Politics Monday 10 August 2026, 18:35 UTC By Meryl Kornfield 1 min read
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President Donald Trump nominated Project 2025 author and former political appointee Dennis Kirk to lead the Interior Department’s inspector general office, raising concerns about the independence of the watchdog that has been asked to review the troubled Reflecting Pool renovation. Democracy Dies in Darkness Trump nominates loyalist to office that would oversee Reflecting Pool review Dennis Kirk, a Project 2025 author who had worked for then-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard,...

President Donald Trump nominated Project 2025 author and former political appointee Dennis Kirk to lead the Interior Department’s inspector general office, raising concerns about the independence of the watchdog that has been asked to review the troubled Reflecting Pool renovation. Democracy Dies in Darkness Trump nominates loyalist to office that would oversee Reflecting Pool review Dennis Kirk, a Project 2025 author who had worked for then-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, may now run Interior’s inspector general office.
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