White House yanks CEO's nomination to lead National Park Service after he opts out of consideration
Scott Socha's nomination to lead the National Park Service has been withdrawn by the White House after he opted out of consideration. He cited personal reasons for his decision to withdraw. Socha expressed gratitude for the confidence shown in him during the nomination process.
- ▪Scott Socha withdrew his nomination for the National Park Service director position for personal reasons.
- ▪He had been nominated for the role in February 2026.
- ▪Socha is currently the president of Parks and Resorts at Delaware North.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 14 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead National Park Service as Trump slashes the department’s size — Fortune
- ▪ White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park Service — ABC News: Politics
- ▪ Trump withdraws nomination of hospitality executive to head National Park Service — All News
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:46:57 -0400 |
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Politics White House yanks CEO's nomination to lead National Park Service after he opts out of consideration Scott Socha said that he made the decision 'for personal reasons' By Alex Nitzberg Fox News Published April 28, 2026 12:46pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Scott Socha to serve as National Park Service director after the nominee bowed out of consideration last month.
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