WASHINGTON — Scott Pruitt, the former Oklahoma attorney general who relentlessly pursued President Donald Trump’s promises of deregulation at the Environmental Protection Agency, resigned Thursday after a cascade of controversies over his lavish spending, ethical lapses, and controversial management decisions finally eroded the president’s confidence in one of his most ardent Cabinet members.
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| Gone! - Scott Pruitt, who relentlessly pursued President Donald Trump’s promises of deregulation at the Environmental Protection Agency, has resigned. |
Pruitt’s reputation as a dogged deregulator and outspoken booster of the president allowed him to weather a litany of ethics scandals in recent months, including questions about taxpayer-funded first-class travel, a discounted condo rental from a Washington lobbyist, and the installation of a $43,000 soundproof phone booth in his office.
(Sometimes good things happen and so now we just hope his replacement is somewhat more sympathetic to the environment and he/she actually demonstrates that through the workings of the EPA - Robert McLean)
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