REI president and CEO Mary Beth Laughton issued a video apology on Wednesday for the brand’s endorsement of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in February. The endorsement, which REI made alongside ...

ORIGINAL STORY (4/10/2025): REI, an outdoors retailer, announced this week it was withdrawing its support of former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum for his current role as Interior Secretary. In a ...

Screenshot via REI on Instagram. When outdoor recreation co-op REI signed onto a letter endorsing President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior, then-North Dakota Gov.

Outdoor equipment retailer REI supported Doug Burgum’s Cabinet nomination earlier this year. Its new CEO says that “was a mistake.” By Ja'han Jones Popular outdoor equipment retailer REI has ...

REI's CEO has publicly retracted the company's previous endorsement of President Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Interior - and issued an apology while doubling down on protecting public lands.

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 Cabinet. The ...