President Trump announces the resignation of his cabinet member, Scott Pruitt

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the resignation of Scott Pruitt, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

 

President Trump in a series of tweets announced the resignation and said Pruitt’s Deputy Andrew Wheeler would assume duty on Monday as Acting Administrator.  

 

“I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him for this. The Senate confirmed Deputy at EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will on Monday assume duties as the acting Administrator of the EPA. I have no doubt that Andy will continue on with our great and lasting EPA agenda. We have made tremendous progress and the future of the EPA is very bright".