Political Quotes

Doug Burgum

The Public Record

U.S. Secretary of the Interior in the Trump administration; formerly Governor of North Dakota (2016–2024).

Quotes by year · 2017–2026144 total · peak 2026 (58)
2017: 1 quote2020: 1 quote2023: 18 quotes2024: 15 quotes2025: 51 quotes2026: 58 quotes
Jul 11, 2026

Drain the water. Clean up the fireworks stuff. Repair the vandalism that was done. Fill it back up again.

bbc.co.uk
Jul 6, 2026

From rehabilitating and installing historic memorials, statues and fountains to removing hundreds of instances of graffiti and cleaning up crime on our streets, this administration is proving that American greatness is built through action.

foxnews.com
Jul 6, 2026

We weren’t expecting that we were going to have a small group of people that wanted to try to destroy effectively what is part of the Lincoln Memorial.

foxnews.com
Jul 6, 2026

We did have a few vandals, but all that's going to be repairable, and that'll all be fixed in the coming weeks as we go forward.

foxnews.com
Jul 6, 2026

The Reflecting Pool has been a big success.

foxnews.com
Jul 5, 2026

What they stand for is nothing that I could possibly agree with, but one of the foundational principles of the United States, which makes democracy messy, is free speech.

salon.com
Jul 5, 2026

The Golden Age of America isn't just a slogan, it's being rebuilt, one landmark, one street and one victory at a time.

foxnews.com
Jul 5, 2026

While others accept decline, President Trump and the Department of the Interior are restoring the heart of our nation's capital.

foxnews.com
Jul 5, 2026

Nations don't crumble by fate — they decline by choice.

foxnews.com
Jul 3, 2026

This whole thing was like TR. It was bold. It was audacious. It was impossible.

northdakotamonitor.com
Jun 30, 2026

The Trump administration is taking the handcuffs off American energy producers.

northdakotamonitor.com
Jun 29, 2026

These targeted updates cut through the red tape that has historically deterred investment, ensuring our public lands remain a reliable engine for economic growth and innovation.

theguardian.com
Jun 18, 2026

While other administrations have let the city fall into decay, President Trump has made Washington, D.C. Safe and Beautiful again and we should all be grateful.

northdakotamonitor.com
Jun 15, 2026

After years of delays and political obstruction from the Biden administration, the Dakota Access Pipeline can finally move forward with certainty.

cramer.senate.gov
Jun 7, 2026

You understood that and you understood how key coal is.

nevadacurrent.com
Jun 4, 2026

It’s the backbone of having affordable, reliable and secure American energy to power our country, our electric grid, power our competitiveness in AI, and power all the manufacturing that’s coming back.

westvirginiawatch.com
Jun 4, 2026

The prior administration, under Biden, had gone so far down the path of pursuing the highly subsidized, intermittent, weather-dependent sources of electricity that our grid was at risk.

utahnewsdispatch.com
Jun 3, 2026

This Record of Decision, fought for by President Trump and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is a major win for American energy security and the rule of law.

hoeven.senate.gov
Jun 2, 2026

The Reflecting Pool is now 100% coated with American Flag Blue sealant!

huffpost.com
Jun 1, 2026

Americans shouldn’t be conditioned to live in squalor.

huffpost.com
Jun 1, 2026

It’s not about the transparency of the donors. This is about Americans celebrating the 250th anniversary, again, the fact we have right now so much to celebrate in our country – and we’re talking about a single event on a single night.

theguardian.com
Jun 1, 2026

Freedom 250 and the celebration of 250 is a non partisan event.

theguardian.com
Jun 1, 2026

I can’t weigh into the politics of musicians because some musicians want to play music for everybody. And some musicians seem to have segmented their audiences the same way politicians have.

theguardian.com
Jun 1, 2026

There's a place to have current cultural debates. And then, there's a place to just tell and celebrate our history.

cbsnews.com

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