Trump offers support to embattled EPA head
Source: Associated Press
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and CATHERINE LUCEY
1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is offering strong support for Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency who is at the center of swirling ethics questions, the White House said Tuesday.
The president called Pruitt on Monday and told him that “we’ve got your back” and urged him to “keep his head up” and “keep fighting,” according to two administration officials. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss private conversations.
White House chief of staff John Kelly reiterated those sentiments in a call to Pruitt Tuesday morning, according to the officials.
Pruitt has come under intense scrutiny for his use of a Capitol Hill condominium linked to a prominent Washington lobbyist whose firm represents fossil fuel companies. An agency ethics official at the EPA has insisted that Pruitt’s lease didn’t violate federal ethics rules.
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after all, on some recent poll he came in first as the most unqualified of Trump's Cabinet.
IQ45 has got to love that (you know, someone coming in first in a poll) and besides, he's as crooked as the best of them in a crooked administration - and IQ45 only hires the bestest!!
