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August 7, 2026
Trump Nominates Project 2025 Author as Interior Department Watchdog
- Dennis Kirk, a Project 2025 author, has been nominated as the Interior Department's inspector general.
- Critics, including Congressman Jared Huffman, label Kirk a 'fraudulent watchdog' due to his ties to Trump and Project 2025.
- Former Inspector General Mark Greenblatt warns that Kirk's background threatens the integrity of federal oversight.
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- Trump nominates Project 2025 author to be Interior Department watchdogAug 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM · The Hill
- Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdogAug 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM · The Hill
- Trump wants author of Project 2025 playbook to be one of his government watchdogsAug 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM · Independent