And he made a point of honoring a White House request for Cabinet officials to stop by a memorial to opioid victims installed on the Ellipse, a park near the White House.īut while Trump has tweeted that Pruitt is “doing a great job,” the EPA chief is hardly out of the woods, yet. On his frequent travels, including a Midwest trip Thursday, he has given up first class for coach when possible, according to aides. Since then, Pruitt has adopted a determined strategy to placate the president and lay low. But of the bad publicity, he added: “Cool it.” “All right, Scott,” the president said, approvingly. EPA staffing was “down to Reagan-era levels.” Then he switched to a happier subject, noting that Pruitt had shed “a lot of bureaucrats” from the agency. Kelly and White House counsel Donald McGahn listened, Trump mused about the size of the raises and whether the lease was indeed market rate, according to two senior administration officials familiar with the discussion. As Pruitt, White House Chief of Staff John F.
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