Zinke responds to ethics criticism by calling Democratic lawmaker a drunk
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Friday accused the House Natural Resources Committee's top Democrat of "drunken" behavior and paying "hush money" after the Democrat called for the secretary to resign for his series of ethics scandals.
"It's hard for him to think straight from the bottom of the bottle," Zinke wrote on his official Interior Department Twitter account after Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) published an op-ed asking for Zinke's resignation.
The remark, which in most eras would be considered a stunning breach of decorum for a sitting Cabinet member, is the latest in a string of comments by Zinke proclaiming his innocence or calling for investigations against his critics. He followed by making other unproven allegations against Grijalva, who is set to chair the Natural Resources Committee after Democrats take control of the chamber in January.
Grijalva responded in a statement: "The American people know who I’m here to serve, and they know in whose interests I’m acting. They don’t know the same about Secretary Zinke."
He added on Twitter: "The allegations against Secretary Zinke are credible and serious. Instead of addressing the substantive issues raised in this morning’s op-ed, he's resorting to personal attacks."
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