White House pushed Zinke to quit for weeks and told him he would be fired if he did not. He was viewed as big issue w/Democrats taking House. But he wanted to have his Christmas party Thursday night, where he invited activists, lobbyists, donors and more. https://t.co/gKoPg6Emye pic.twitter.com/I4O6zrLlKp

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 15, 2018