Current Events > Contrary to Trump's statements, Pruitt was forced to resign

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https://amp.businessinsider.com/scott-pruitt-was-forced-to-resign-and-he-is-devastated-2018-7

Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt is reportedly devastated after he was forced to resign, contradicting President Donald Trump's account that the decision "was very much up to" Pruitt.

The former EPA head reluctantly resigned on Thursday after White House chief of staff John Kelly informed him it was time to leave, two people familiar with the situation told Bloomberg.

Pruitt was reportedly taken aback by the request. He released a statement saying it was "extremely difficult" to continue his role due to numerous unflattering media reports.

The former administrator was plagued by scandals and faced at least 13 federal investigations related to his behavior on the job and his handling of taxpayer money - including allegations that he asked a government aide to seek a "business opportunity" for his wife with the fast-food restaurant Chick-fil-A.

White House officials had been advising Trump for months to fire Pruitt, according to Bloomberg and The New York Times. And despite being able to roll back environmental regulations that were important to the president, Pruitt's long list of embarrassing scandals eventually caught up to him.

"It's one thing after another with this guy," a confidante quoted Trump as saying.

On Thursday, Trump said Pruitt's resignation was voluntary and praised him for his service.

"Scott Pruitt did an outstanding job inside of the EPA," Trump said, according to a pool report. "We've gotten rid of record breaking regulations and it's been really. You know, obviously the controversies with Scott but within the agency we were extremely happy."

"And I think Scott felt that he was a distraction," Trump added. "It was very much up to him."

Ayyyyy
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Trump lied?! Nooooooo waaaaaay!
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Did God force him to resign
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Forced by who though? He seems like exactly what Trump wanted.
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the classic "you can resign or I'll fire you" trick
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Maybe Trump was jealous he was abusing his position more than him
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What's even the point of trying to put a pr spin on the revolving door at this point? everyone knows what's going on
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iHuman posted...

Maybe Trump was jealous he was abusing his position more than him

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He was forced out because of all the investigations into his conduct, not because of "media reports".
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Letting corporations destroy the environment isnt the problem, but making the boss look bad while youre doing it is an issue

Just means Trump is going to get a better Captain Planet villain to take over

Everyone's saying the new guy coming is going to be worse because he's going to keep adopting the same pro-corporation policies that Pruitt was except he's not going to be a dumbass about it so there's going to be less attention on him.
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So? Thats a good thing
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"Two people familiar with the situation"

In other words, "So I heard from a guy that is friends with another guy..."

If Trump could hire a non-dumbass he would have already.
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Autocraticus posted...

"Two people familiar with the situation"

In other words, "So I heard from a guy that is friends with another guy..."

Awww I feel so honoured, a super old low-karma account (for its age) with 1 AMP posted in my topic!
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knuxnole posted...

So? Thats a good thing

I mean.
I hate to do it but it would be one of the final signs that we're living in 1984.

We already have this leader who has a strange blind cult following who changes what he says every other day and people are like "oh yeah that's what he meant lol"

We really just need an Environmental "Protection" Agency whose policies do anything but to complete the look.
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So let's check in on the guy currently running the EPA.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/06/politics/epa-andrew-wheeler-contracts/index.html

Ah.
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Being forced to resign is a common thing. So common that complaining about it is just another way for people to blindly hate trump
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Hexenherz posted...

knuxnole posted...

So? Thats a good thing

I mean.
I hate to do it but it would be one of the final signs that we're living in 1984.

We already have this leader who has a strange blind cult following who changes what he says every other day and people are like "oh yeah that's what he meant lol"

We really just need an Environmental "Protection" Agency whose policies do anything but to complete the look.

Well everyone needs to respect a leader, which is good.

Also, a LOT of people don't believe in climate change, it's still a hot debate with both sides having good arguments.

Personally I don't care about the environment, it doesn't really need protection. Especially in the USA, we have it REAL good.
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knuxnole posted...

Hexenherz posted...

knuxnole posted...

So? Thats a good thing

I mean.
I hate to do it but it would be one of the final signs that we're living in 1984.

We already have this leader who has a strange blind cult following who changes what he says every other day and people are like "oh yeah that's what he meant lol"

We really just need an Environmental "Protection" Agency whose policies do anything but to complete the look.

Well everyone needs to respect a leader, which is good.

Also, a LOT of people don't believe in climate change, it's still a hot debate with both sides having good arguments.

Personally I don't care about the environment, it doesn't really need protection. Especially in the USA, we have it REAL good.

Oh, you're one of those. Got it. Have a good weekend.
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Hexenherz posted...

knuxnole posted...

Hexenherz posted...

knuxnole posted...

So? Thats a good thing

I mean.
I hate to do it but it would be one of the final signs that we're living in 1984.

We already have this leader who has a strange blind cult following who changes what he says every other day and people are like "oh yeah that's what he meant lol"

We really just need an Environmental "Protection" Agency whose policies do anything but to complete the look.

Well everyone needs to respect a leader, which is good.

Also, a LOT of people don't believe in climate change, it's still a hot debate with both sides having good arguments.

Personally I don't care about the environment, it doesn't really need protection. Especially in the USA, we have it REAL good.

Oh, you're one of those. Got it. Have a good weekend.

You too!

Love the weather BTW! It's amazing. Especially in our great country, our environment RAWKS
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Hexenherz posted...

Everyone's saying the new guy coming is going to be worse because he's going to keep adopting the same pro-corporation policies that Pruitt was except he's not going to be a dumbass about it so there's going to be less attention on him.

Pruitt's dumbassery wasn't getting in the way of his implementation of policy. It's not the same as the Trump/Pence scenario where Trump is actually impeding himself with his public statements.
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Has there ever been an administration with this fast of a turnover rate?
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Nope
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Anteaterking posted...

Hexenherz posted...

Everyone's saying the new guy coming is going to be worse because he's going to keep adopting the same pro-corporation policies that Pruitt was except he's not going to be a dumbass about it so there's going to be less attention on him.

Pruitt's dumbassery wasn't getting in the way of his implementation of policy. It's not the same as the Trump/Pence scenario where Trump is actually impeding himself with his public statements.

I didn't mean to imply that Pruitt wasn't accomplishing what he was trying to accomplish. But he committed myriad ethics violations and possibly broke some federal laws in doing so, because the guy's a creepy.

The new guy, Wheeler, isn't going to do any of the latter stuff, which means the media will probably be focusing on other things beyond what the EPA is doing.
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1NfamousACE_2 posted...

Has there ever been an administration with this fast of a turnover rate?

Not in the US

I guess that there are times in European history where literally everyone was forcibly removed, but I guess over the last hundred and fifty years mob justice, guillotines, and heads on pikes in public squares fell out of vogue
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Hexenherz posted...

I didn't mean to imply that Pruitt wasn't accomplishing what he was trying to accomplish. But he committed myriad ethics violations and possibly broke some federal laws in doing so, because the guy's a creepy.

The new guy, Wheeler, isn't going to do any of the latter stuff, which means the media will probably be focusing on other things beyond what the EPA is doing.

I just didn't see much coverage of the actual bad EPA stuff already through regular media channels.
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