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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScott Pruitt Eyes Higher Office
March 18, 2018 at 3:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
New York Times: In the past year, Mr. Pruitt has emerged as a hero to President Trumps supporters for his hand in rolling back environmental rules at an agency long disliked by farmers, the fossil fuel industry and the far right. And he has occasionally shocked his employees by criticizing the very agency he heads.
Now, people close to Mr. Pruitt say he is using his perch as Mr. Trumps deregulatory czar to position himself for further political prominence starting with a run for office in his home state of Oklahoma. He is widely viewed as a future candidate for senator or governor there, and Mr. Pruitt has made it known that if the president replaces his beleaguered attorney general, Jeff Sessions, he would be ready to step into the job.
Behind the scenes, Mr. Pruitt has spent time with major political donors. Last year he met with Foster Friess, a Republican fund-raiser, and with investors connected to Sheldon Adelson, the party megadonor, according to meeting records obtained by The New York Times. He also met with Steven Chancellor, an Indiana coal executive and Republican fund-raiser.
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Scott Pruitt Eyes Higher Office (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2018
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. GRIFTER
lastlib
(23,152 posts)2. I want him to serve another term.....
...in LEAVENWORTH!!
He can be Mayor of Cell Block 'D'--or chief of "staff" for Tyrone.........
dalton99a
(81,398 posts)3. President Pruitt in $25,000,000 phone booth:
MyOwnPeace
(16,917 posts)4. What dedication...........
he hasn't screwed up enough yet - he wants to do more!!!!
Do these ignorant Mother-F**kers not have ANY connection to the real world - you know, the 99%?
Sneederbunk
(14,278 posts)5. Cell block representative.