Report: Trump Tells Embattled Pruitt To ‘Keep Fighting’

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
FILE - In this June 2, 2017, file photo, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Newly obtained emails underscor... FILE - In this June 2, 2017, file photo, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Newly obtained emails underscore just how closely Pruitt coordinated with fossil fuel companies while serving as Oklahoma’s state attorney general, a position in which he frequently sued to block federal efforts to curb planet-warming carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump rallied behind his beleaguered EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, giving him a pep talk via a phone call on Monday, according to a Tuesday morning Bloomberg report.

An unnamed source told Bloomberg that the President told Pruitt to “keep fighting” and “keep your head up,” and that the administration has “got your back.” Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly echoed the President’s sentiments in a call on Tuesday.  

Pruitt has been embroiled in a maelstrom of controversy lately, drawing fire for his use of a suspiciously cheap Capitol Hill apartment connected to a prominent energy lobbyist; his frequent first class travel, especially to his home in Oklahoma; and his use of an expensive security detail, appearing to accompany him even on non-official business.

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  1. I forget, how many days are there between “keeping fighting”/“have your back” to “full confidence” to “fired by tweet”??

  2. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    Of “Keep Fighting (back)”

    Sounds like China is doubling down on focusing in on Agriculture states - particularly Iowa.

  3. Hmmmmm…just in time for futures trading? Gonna have a lotta disgruntled farmers, I suspect.

  4. Sounds like China is doubling down on focusing in on Agriculture states - particularly Iowa.

    It sounds like they’ve targeted the right slice of the electorate to go after to retaliate against Donnie.

  5. Makes me think of that old Tootsie Pop commercial where they ask an owl how many licks it takes to get to the center and the owl starts to lick and counts - One, Two, then bites it open - Three.

    Friday - he’s already got an Air Force transport booked.

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