White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead National Park Service as Trump slashes the department’s size

President Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service, the White House announced Monday.Recommended Video The withdrawal of nominee Scott Socha comes as the park service has been shaken by widespread firings as part of the Trump administration’s pledge to sharply reduce its size. Socha said in a statement that he was dropping out of consideration for the post for personal reasons. The park service is currently overseen by an acting director, agency comptroller Jessica Bowron. It did not have a Senate-confirmed director during Trump’s first term, when it was led by a series of acting directors.

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