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Donald Trump\u2019s pledge to \u201cdrain the swamp\u201d took a bizarre turn when \u2018swamp monsters’ turned out to protest against his nomination for interior secretary.<\/p>\n
Several protesters from various environmental groups donned creepy green \u2018swamp creature\u2019 masks and positioned themselves around the room during acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt\u2019s confirmation hearing on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
\n(1) So why did we bring these swamp creatures to David Bernhardt’s confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary this morning? Well… Bernhardt is a former oil and gas lobbyist who previously worked to help corporate polluters get their hands on public lands. pic.twitter.com\/TrnqkhFQUv<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) March 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\n<\/a><\/p>\nClean Water Fund, Environment America, Public Citizen and Greenpeace were involved in the joint demonstration targeting Bernhardt as a former oil and gas lobbyist who they say \u201cworked to help corporate polluters get their hands on public lands<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNow he\u2019s about to become head of the Interior Department \u2013 which would put him in charge of the very same public lands and waters that he worked to get access to as an oil & gas lobbyist<\/em>,\u201d the Greenpeace wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \n(7) It couldn’t be any more clear that David Bernhardt should be the LAST person to overlook America’s public lands, water and wildlife. YOU can still #StopBernhardt<\/a> by calling your Senator at 1-213-335-2077 & telling them to reject Bernhardt\u2019s confirmation! pic.twitter.com\/PkBV6jPXA1<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) March 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The use of a swamp monster mask was inspired by Trump\u2019s election promise to \u201cdrain the swamp<\/em>\u201d, which the activists say is the exact opposite of what he\u2019s achieved.<\/p>\n
Greenpeace activist Irene Kim, who was seated directly behind Bernhardt, said she donned the mask after learning she had made it into C-SPAN\u2019s footage<\/a> of the hearing, but was asked to leave the room for being disruptive.<\/p>\n
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