Trump Picks Unwavering Loyalist To Head BLM After Sgamma Debacle

The main difference between Trump's two picks to helm the federal agency seems not to be policy, but their fealty to the man in the White House.

Protesters of the 2020 election storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo credit: Blink O’fanaye, Flickr

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management highlights the extent to which the president places loyalty above all else.

Pearce, a former New Mexico congressman with a long history of working to undermin…