Answer:
True
Explanation:
In 1911, after William Taft had fired the head of the United States Service, Gifford Pinchot, over accusations of business interests.
Theodore Roosevelt, former United States President who shared Pinchot's views regarding the importance of conservation, grew frustrated over Pinchot's dismissal and Taft's brand of conservatism.
He then later tried to recontest for the 1912 Republican nomination for president, which he failed, and went ahead to launch an independent campaign for president as head of the new Progressive Party
