Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns amid ethics scandals

[George II]

Source: MSNBC, trump tweet

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who has faced mounting public outcry over multiple ethics scandals, has resigned from his position, President Donald Trump announced Thursday.

In a pair of tweets, Trump said that Pruitt had offered his resignation and that the president had accepted.

"I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him for this," Trump tweeted.

"The Senate confirmed Deputy at EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will…....on Monday assume duties as the acting Administrator of the EPA," the president added.

Link to tweet

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-resigns-trump-says-n862911?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

[sakabatou]

1. If Pruitt truly is leaving, who will be replacing him?

[NewJeffCT]

2. Rex Tillerson

just kidding - no idea who it will be. Somebody equally horrible, I would guess.

[sakabatou]

4. Hexxus from Ferngully?

[cstanleytech]

18. You know a perfect replacement would be Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Why? Because she has alot of recent experience dealing with the toxic waste that is Donald Trump.

[George II]

26. Whoever it is, he/she will need to be confirmed by the Senate. Not going to be the cakewalk....

...that Pruitt was.

[NewJeffCT]

35. Andrew Wheeler does not need to be confirmed

he was already confirmed for the deputy post, so does not need any immediate confirmation.

[George II]

39. I believe if he's appointed to Pruitt's job he'll have to be confirmed. Not sure how that works.

[Cryptoad]

31. CEO of Monsanto

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Will he admit he's done anything wrong, or will this be "can't be a distraction" BS?

I'm betting the latter.

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. Jeez, not even "I am a distraction"; "attacks on me personally, my family ..."

and a resignation letter chock full of pseudo-Christian bullshit.

Link to tweet

/photo/1

This is "I am a martyr!!!!!!!" crap.

[George II]

40. Does it include: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

[muriel_volestrangler]

42. "You are the kindest, warmest, bravest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life..

... and God has annointed you to save the world". It's closer to "my God, my God, why do the unbelievers not recognise your presidency is the Second Coming?"

[csziggy]

45. Echoes

[rurallib]

5. I hope someone will be digging into his corruption

[BadGimp]

6. Praise Jeebus!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Can I have my money back?

Replacement? Don Blankenship.

[Snellius]

8. Public shaming works!

Or at least adds another straw to the corrupt camel's back.
Too bad he's already done so much damage. No way of reversing that. Maybe that was the plan all along. Pruitt was the sacrificial lamb.

[Pluvious]

19. It's so cool that the last viral meme on him was the mother publicly shaming the cretin nt.

[BigmanPigman]

29. She is a real hero!

We should harass all of them 24/7 if this is the result. Could be faster than Mueller. I know Stephen Miller was harassed but it didn't have the same impact. I guess when you have a bunch of wires and batteries in place of organs and blood, it takes a little longer to find any trace of a real live human being that has actual feelings. Dems should be tailing him and the other crazies in the W House after they leave work.

[Snellius]

34. Trump only really cares about the "optics"

He could care less about the corruption. The video was bad TV.

[Lucky Luciano]

49. Maxine's strategy. nt

[duforsure]

9. A real law and order president

Would hold him accountable for breaking the law, but trump won't, he's too corrupt.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Wapo article - About damn time!

Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns

by Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin July 5 at 3:44 PM

Scott Pruitt, facing more than a dozen federal inquiries, resigned as Environmental Protection Agency administrator on Thursday.

“I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,” President Trump tweeted. “Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him for this. The Senate confirmed Deputy at EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will on Monday assume duties as the acting Administrator of the EPA. I have no doubt that Andy will continue on with our great and lasting EPA agenda. We have made tremendous progress and the future of the EPA is very bright!”

This post will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/07/05/embattled-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-resigns/?utm_term=.150acc4cdbe2

[onetexan]

24. yep, 'bout dam time

"outstanding job" my ass. SOB has screwed up our EPA and deepened the Idiot-in-chief's swamp of horribles.

[pnwmom]

11. Trump made a point of saying Wheeler is Senate confirmed. Does this mean

he plans to have Wheeler replace Sessions, and Wheeler fire Mueller?

[brer cat]

13. Wheeler is replacing Pruitt

as acting Administrator. I don't think that has anything to do with Sessions.

[aggiesal]

30. Except that Pruitt ask IQ45 to fire Session ...

then make Pruitt Attorney General.
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210825011

Other than that, this has nothing to do with Sessions

[RoBear]

12. "outstanding job" indeed!

best crook in a plethora of malfeasistic felons.

LOCK 'EM UP!!!

[Gothmog]

14. More Analysis from Ali Velshi

Link to tweet

[bronxiteforever]

15. The.Best.People.

[MyOwnPeace]

16. So...................

1. Will he stiff the lobbyist of the $50-a-night he was to pay for his apartment?
2. Will he be taking his "Super-Secret" $42,000 phone booth with him?
3. Will he be flying first-class back to Oklahoma?
4. Will he continue to have 24-hour bodyguard protection?
5. Will the missus be able to support them both with her $200,000 job at Chick-fil-A?

I'd have to see such an outstanding public servant have to suffer after all of the wonderful things he has done for us.............

[7wo7rees]

28. Can he still be prosecuted for violations?

I want a pound of flesh.

[irisblue]

17. Didn't Chief of Staff Kelly want Pruitt out? nt

[DesertRat]

20. Good!

[Cha]

21. Bullshit Liar.. if he did an "outstanding job" he

wouldn't be resigning out of your Filthy fake admin.

See how that works, Dumbshit?

[Snellius]

22. A list of officials who have left the Trump administration

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/list-officials-left-trump-administration/story?id=49334453

[Mr.Bill]

23. Now he'll have time to

serve as a Supreme Court Justice.

Wouldn't surprise me at all.

[BlueSea]

25. Resignation is not enough

Resignation isn't enough from this criminal. I want public humiliation, endless harrassment to him and his family, monetary ruin that completely wipes out his finances forcing him to be poor, sexual scandal that embarrasses him and his family, lawsuits that bankrupt him and his children, and as a final blow - a massive, jaw-breaking punch to the face...which I'd be happy to administer.

Fuck Scott Pruitt and his family for eternity. I mean this 100%.

[aggiesal]

33. I was going to say ...

kick in the family jewels, but I'll run with punch in the face.

[aggiesal]

27. The video worked, the video worked ...

STANDING - O

[wcmagumba]

32. I suggest...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

36. Buh bye

[WestMichRad]

37. Pruitt's view:

"I've stuffed as many monkey wrenches into the EPA machinery as I can think of. Now the heat's getting unbearable for me doing my job, Donnie. And they call it corruption! We're just doing what we planned on, right?" (laughing all around)
"Now, how about that pardon, Donnie my man, that's still on it's way, right?!" (more laughs)

[marble falls]

41. Photo of Pruitt leaving the Beltway .....

[kwassa]

43. I thought this was a picture of Trump in his office.

[marble falls]

47. This one is: with the first Lady .....

?w=593

[appalachiablue]

48. +1

[Rhiannon12866]

44. How long will it take Trump to find someone even worse??

3-2-1....

[infinite_wisdom]

46. Done

Wheeler is a big fan of Massey Energy and worked for James Inhofe.

In other words, he in no way believes in protecting the environment.

But there's no sign of corruption here. So he will work under the radar dismantling the agency, and the media won't give a shit because there isn't anything sensational to report there.

This is a win for Trump.

Pruitt can go back and make millions in the private sector where he will be considered a folk hero.

These are really bad times. USEPA has already been set back 30 years. I don't think it will ever fully recover.

[Rhiannon12866]

50. I agree, the main difference is that Pruitt's shenanigans made the news

We'll be lucky if we hear much about this one's offenses. I don't know why they bother keeping the name.