Bizarre GOP infighting over federal lands: Some conservatives think land-grabbers are going too far
Despite his overt moves towards authoritarianism in his first couple weeks of office, Donald Trump still has the loyalty of most Republicans, who either agree with him or simply see him as a useful tool to cram through their agenda. Among those feeling newly empowered by the Trump presidency are group of anti-environmentalist extremists, including some members of Congress, who cannot wait to use the Trump presidency to cut down forests and sell off millions of acres of federal lands at cut-rate prices to drilling interests and developers.