Trump Names Acting Interior Department Secretary as Permanent Secretary

President Donald Trump (C) leads a meeting of his Cabinet, including acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt (L) and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, in the Cabinet Room at the White House January 02, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump named acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt as permanent secretary of the department on Feb. 4, saying in a tweet that he had done a “fantastic job” since he took over in January.