Official: Pruitt 'inching forward to the tipping point'

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN



By Jim Acosta and Eli Watkins, CNN

Updated 10:21 AM ET, Wed July 4, 2018

(CNN) - Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, facing additional reporting about his many controversies, is "inching forward to the tipping point," a senior administration official said.

The official, describing the feeling within the administration towards Pruitt, wondered whether the EPA administrator would still hold his job as he could crop up in Democratic candidates' ads hitting President Donald Trump's "swamp." Ultimately, the decision is with Trump.

White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters on Tuesday that Trump is looking into the "numerous reports" about Pruitt.

"The President feels as though Scott Pruitt has done a really good job with deregulating the government, to allow for a thriving economy, that's important to him, but these things matter to the President as well, and he's looking into those," Gidley said. "When we have an announcement, we'll make it."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/04/politics/scott-pruitt-trump-administration-ethics/index.html

[lapfog_1]

1. in any non-gangster administration

the "tipping point" would be someplace waaaaay behind him... like when he had a staffer make the reservations AND pay for hotel rooms for his family for the inauguration.

[pandr32]

6. I was thinking the same thing

Those were the good old days--when reason prevailed. It seems so long ago now.

[handmade34]

2. "a really good job...deregulating the government, to allow for a thriving economy"

trumpspeak for destroying the future for our children...

[MyOwnPeace]

3. IQ45 said:

"We will hire only the best."

Guess he's the only one that's not tired of the "winning" yet.............

[olegramps]

4. Tipping point? This situation hit rock bottom when Trump selected him.

He is doing the job that he was selected to do. He was charged with destroying the EPA and every law that hampered business from maximizing profits. This is the Age of the Oligarchs. They make the rules and the Republican congress will codify them. I will wait and see, hopefully I will still be around, if the American public will awaken to the fact their beloved Constitution is being shredded.

I suppose this is like the last straw that broke the camel's back thingy. Hell, the camel's back isn't broken, it died the day Trump was elected. If it had survived until now it would have been put out of its misery for decency's sake.

[dalton99a]

5. Trump might still move him to DOJ to start a business selling pardons, commutations and exonerations

[FakeNoose]

10. Only if he can take his sound-proof booth with him

It's essential equipment when you're selling pardons and exonerations.

[RockRaven]

7. It is absolutely ridiculous and a surprise to NOBODY that Pruitt's massive personal corruption

is tolerated by Trump and the rest of his administration.

[NastyRiffraff]

8. Inching?

He's already galloped past it at full speed and has leaped over the tip into the abyss.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Pruitt is a regressive Neanderfuck, who revels in his open corruption.

If Trump is reviewing his status, he should expect a promotion.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. I thought he was one of Drump's favorites?

[SWBTATTReg]

12. Pruitt is a prime example of what does in serving our great country, eh?

I wouldn't be surprised if the word 'pruitt' comes into play in the future, that will come to mean government waste and government incompetence, such as Benedict Arnold does today in being a traitor.

Pruitt is not a dedicated public worker. All he is, is a grifter who is wholly scheming how to smooch off the system for himself and family, and seems narcissistic too, which is probably why he gets along w/ rump.

Two narcs in a pea pod...

[pbmus]

13. He is still there because the Koch brother wants him deregulating everything...

And the Big Con will not let him go before he destroys our regulations...