{"id":2442291,"date":"2025-06-03T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/k-street-gets-a-trump-fluent-lobbying-firm-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:46:16","slug":"k-street-gets-a-trump-fluent-lobbying-firm-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/k-street-gets-a-trump-fluent-lobbying-firm-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"K Street gets a Trump \u2018fluent\u2019 lobbying firm &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fk-street-gets-a-trump-fluent-lobbying-firm-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2442291&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-will-use-semi-permanent-soft-sided-structures-to-house-migrant-children-trump-was-blasted-for-tent-cities\/\" title=\"Biden ... Will Use \u2018Semi-Permanent, Soft-Sided\u2019 Structures To House Migrant Children. Trump Was Blasted For \u2018Tent Cities.\u2019\">article titled<\/a> &#8220;K Street gets a Trump &#8216;fluent&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-begged-family-member-to-watch-yourself-in-business-dealings-report\/\" title=\"Biden Begged Family Member To \u2018Watch Yourself\u2019 In Business Dealings: Report\">lobbying firm<\/a>&#8221; discusses how the Trump administration is significantly altering the lobbying landscape in Washington, D.C. It highlights that the administration is favoring lobbying firms with connections to President Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >essentially sidelining conventional<\/a> K street influencers lacking such ties. David Bernhardt, former Secretary of the Interior, is establishing a new lobbying firm capitalizing on these changes. He emphasizes the unique insights his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jonathan-emord-how-do-you-prosecute-trump-and-not-biden-and-clinton\/\" title=\"Jonathan Emord: How Do You Prosecute Trump and Not Biden (and Clinton)?\">team possesses<\/a> regarding the administration&#8217;s operations and regulatory aims. The article notes the emphasis on creating policies in line with Trump&#8217;s agenda while also underlining Bernhardt&#8217;s ongoing collaborations with established lobbyist Norman Brownstein. the article reflects a conversion in the lobbying dynamics influenced by the Trump presidency well into its second term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">K Street gets a Trump &lsquo;fluent&rsquo; lobbying firm<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2137867\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Trump White House is changing Washington far more than slashing departments, emptying out the bloated swamp bureaucracy, and putting opposition law firms on notice.<\/p>\n<p>It is also rewriting lobbying rules, largely ignoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3389811\/trump-tariff-lobbying-benefit-k-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">K Street influencers<\/a> with no connection to President Donald Trump or his team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3429425\/d-day-anniversary-auction-eisenhower-nazi-germany\/\">Rarest V-E Day artifacts at auction, highlighting D-Day anniversary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3428694\/liberal-media-scream-george-stephanopoulos-scott-pelley\/\">Stephanopoulos tries to top Pelley with his Trump hate: Liberal Media Scream<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3428182\/mark-paoletta-strikes-sheldon-whitehouse-russell-vought-creep-henchman\/\">OMB strikes back after Sheldon Whitehouse calls Russ Vought &lsquo;creep,&rsquo; &lsquo;henchman&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>That has <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/trump-aligned-lobbyists-flourish-companies-flock-gain-administrations\/story?id=121098657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">opened the door<\/a> for Trump-focused government affairs firms to hang a shingle, and former Trump Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced Tuesday that he is doing that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are 134 days into President Trump&rsquo;s historic second term. The opportunity to shape lasting policy and regulatory outcomes is unprecedented, but the clock is ticking,&rdquo; said Bernhardt, founder and chairman of The Bernhardt Group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After decades of public service and advising clients through legal ambiguity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flint-councilman-threatens-crackhead-colleague-he-says-is-trying-to-control-100-million-in-coronavirus-funds\/\" title=\"Flint Councilman Threatens \u2018Crackhead\u2019 Colleague He Says Is Trying To \u2018Control\u2019 0 Million In Coronavirus Funds\">political volatility<\/a>, I am proud to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bernhardt_group?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bernhardt_group<\/a>. Joining me will be some of the brightest minds I know, whom I had the pleasure of working with during my time at Interior.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Bernhardt (@davidlbernhardt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidlbernhardt\/status\/1929915683262853441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know how this administration moves &mdash; because we helped move it before. I believe our experience at that level of government gives us unmatched insight into how to maximize opportunities for our clients,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Lobbyists have told Secrets that the White House is not keen to work with influencers with no connection to Trump, the same approach the president took in setting up his second-term team.<\/p>\n<p>Bernhardt, however, was a star standout in the first term, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1279688\/senate-confirms-former-lobbyist-to-carry-out-trumps-energy-agenda-as-interior-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">moving up<\/a> to replace Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) as secretary of the Interior. His team includes pro-Trump former Hill staffers and members of his Interior executive team.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more, he has continued to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3308489\/trump-boosted-tv-advertising-supporting-energy-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">loyal partner<\/a> to Trump, joining in projects after Trump lost his reelection and speaking up for the president.<\/p>\n<p>In a release, Partner Jon Hrobsky said, &ldquo;From regulatory reversals to new agency mandates, this administration has proven to be unapologetically focused on transformation. Clients need partners who are already fluent in the Trump administration and Congress&rsquo; language. That&rsquo;s exactly what we offer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Added Partner Cole Rojewski. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve written the policies, managed the operations, and delivered results. Now, we are bringing our experience to the private sector to help companies better understand Washington.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bernhardt also said that he will continue his ties to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and legendary lobbyist Norman Brownstein. He said the two will team up on some projects.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the indelible role Norm Brownstein has played throughout the last three decades of my life, our group will continue to collaborate and be strategic partners with the Brownstein firm on a host of important matters going forward,&rdquo; Bernhardt said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2137867\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2137867\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K Street welcomes a Trump-centric lobbying firm as the White House reshapes Washington, focusing on new lobbying rules and sidelining those without ties to Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2442292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-Bernhardt-Lobby-scaled-1024x650.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[56456,4198,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2442291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-k-street","tag-lobbying","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-Bernhardt-Lobby-scaled-1024x650.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442291"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442295,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442291\/revisions\/2442295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}