Ric Grenell, President Donald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence, on Sunday questioned if Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) solved the issue over the delisting of wolves, which was one of the reasons why he opposed Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) bid for Speaker.
Simpson was among the 25 “intransigents” who opposed Jordan’s bid for Speaker in 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) arrives at the Capitol in Washington, on October 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Simpson’s vote against Jordan for Speaker earned him a condemnation from the Idaho Republican Party.
Ric Grenell at Tegel airport in Berlin on May 31, 2019. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
While many House Republicans had other issues they could list to oppose Jordan, Simpson at the time claimed that Jordan does not appreciate local Gem State issues such as the delisting of wolves and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL):
The Idaho Republican Party is pushing a false narrative that I am not representing my constituents based on not voting for Mr. Jordan. Perhaps Chairwoman Dorothy Moon has not lived in Idaho long enough to understand how important things like agriculture, delisting wolves, our nation’s military, and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are for our state.
Grenell, citing Breitbart News’s piece on the subject, asked on Sunday, “Has @MikeSimpson4ID solved the delisting of wolves issue yet?”
Has @MikeSimpson4ID solved the delisting of wolves issue yet?https://t.co/vrPjFLq86K
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 28, 2024
Breitbart News asked Simpson’s office for a comment on Simpson’s actions to resolve the issue of delisting wolves. He has not responded as of press time.
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It remains unclear what Simpson has done to delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as other lawmakers have made substantial progress on the issue.
Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Tom Tiffany (R-WI) sponsored the Trust the Science Act to permanently remove the gray wolf from the list of endangered species and restore authority to control gray wolf populations back to state lawmakers and state wildlife officials. Boebert and Tiffany’s bill passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee in April.
Simpson is not a sponsor of the House Natural Resources Committee-advanced legislation.
Sean Moran is a policy reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
