Laughton’s apology is one of the latest broadsides the retailer has thrown against the Trump administration, which include accusing Burgum of undermining the country’s public lands and refusing to rescind the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Mary Beth Laughton, the president and CEO of REI.

Outdoor retailer REI announced it was retracting its endorsement of Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum after his first two months on the job. REI was one of many companies that signed onto a letter sent to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in January encouraging the senators to confirm Burgum to the