did not resign as interior secretary he would be fired. ryan zinke upon being told that then told white house staffers that okay, he would resign but he wasn't going to resign until after he was able to throw himself a christmas party at the department of the interior, which he did.nt part of the reason we know he did because he posed for photos in front of a large stuffed bear wearing a santa cap. he had to stay until he could d that. literally the following day, the day after he had his interior department christmas party with the stuffed bear, the party he invited lobbyists to so they fe could take pictures with him with the dead bear with the ke santa hat on, the day after that he finally consented to resign.n once he got that important task done with. one of the things that ryan .zinke got in trouble for as interior secretary is getting ot rid of the independent inspectos