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When asked about his approach to education in last Thursday’s Democratic primary debate, Pete Buttigieg’s response boiled down the difference between his approach and Donald Trump’s to its most basic element. “Step one,” he said, would be to “appoint a secretary of education who actually believes in public education.”
Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned after his actions led to 18 different federal investigations, and Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior, is close behind with a dozen investigations of his own.
Trump went to Montana and still tried to claim that he is draining the swamp. MSNBC's Ari Melber shattered this ridiculous lie.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes was stunned as he listened to EPA whistleblower, Kevin Chmielewski, detail how EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is robbing the taxpayers blind.
Video of the moment that stunned Chris Hayes:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt currently faces 12 federal inquiries from the EPA’s Inspector General, Government Accountability Office, and House Oversight committee. A criminal investigation into his actions may be coming next.
Rachel Maddow didn't just highlight Scott Pruitt's corruption. She showed why Trump's EPA administrator belongs in prison.
The new Superfund Task Force at at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will now be led by a lawyer who until recently represented a major chemical and plastics company. The company he worked for is known for its long history of creating toxic chemical sites.
The poster boy for Trump cabinet corruption, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, spend $3.5 of your money on personal security in a single year.
The Republicans’ war on government continues unabated in the Trump Administration. By continuing to appoint cabinet members who are both corrupt and incompetent, President Donald Trump has succeeded in undermining Americans’ faith in their government. As a result (Republicans hope) fewer people will look to government for solutions to their problems. If the government doesn’t function properly then how can it solve peoples’ problems?
The Scott Pruitt corruption saga continues in Washington. After coming under fire in the press and in Congress, the last thing the EPA chief needed was a new scandal. But in today’s Washington Post there is a front page story that will make both Pruitt and his boss Donald Trump very unhappy.
The Republican panic is so high over Scott Pruitt that his mentor and close Senate ally Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) is calling for an investigation.
Trump is standing by his scandal-plagued EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, but Republican Senators are getting worried that he will hurt them in November.
During an appearance on MSNBC, Rob Reiner told Democrats that the policies that Trump and his EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are pursuing could be reversed.
Scott Pruitt should find himself in jeopardy of losing his job.
However, yesterday Mr. Trump called Mr. Pruitt, a “good man,” while refusing to comment on questions regarding questionable ethical behavior engaged in by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Administrator. Mr. Trump added:
Trump’s almost weekly golf vacations to Florida. Melania’s frequent trips to Manhattan from the White House. Ivanka and Jared and Don Jr. flying around the world at government expense. And cabinet members flying first class, chartering jets, and taking unneeded trips.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt made a propaganda video for a private group opposing regulations he is supposed to be enforcing and he did it on the taxpayer's dime. Now Democrats want him investigated, as he may have broken the law.
Trump's Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt meets near-daily with those he's supposed to be regulating, including top corporate executives and lobbyists, and almost no meetings with environmental groups or citizen groups.
This administration is not draining the swamp, as Trump repeatedly promised to do during the campaign. They are deep sea diving in it.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt told reporters at the daily press briefing that Trump made his decision on pulling the US out of the Paris climate accord based on whether it was "good or bad."
Sanders' outrage came after the new EPA leader questioned whether CO2 was a contributing to climate change.