Hi all, please find below and attached talking points around Pruitt’s recently unconvered radio interview, where he said Trump would be “abusive to the Constitution.”

CAC Talking Points: Pruitt Radio Interview on Trump

In a 2016 interview, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt disparaged then-candidate Donald Trump on an Oklahoma radio show, saying Trump would be “abusive to the Constitution,” and expressed concern that Trump would overreach by using executive orders to make policy, rather than deferring to Congress.

• Now that Scott Pruitt’s a hired hand for Trump, attempting to gut vital clean air and clean water protections as his EPA Administrator, he seems to have thrown his concerns about the rule of law out the window.
• Since day one as a member of Trump’s corrupt cabinet, Pruitt has enthusiastically set to executing Trump’s executive orders to slash environmental safeguards, cutting legal corners at every turn.
• Now that Pruitt has been exposed, he’s claiming he can’t recall disparaging his now boss. He’s tried to counter the controversy with a fawning official statement, but his attempts to feign loyalty ring hollow.
• Pruitt’s shown he isn’t loyal to the president. His record clearly demonstrates that his only loyalty is to the dirty energy interests that have bankrolled his campaign and dictated his policy positions for more than a decade.

TWITTER:

• The interview @EPAScottPruitt “forgot”: when he called @realDonaldTrump a threat to the Constitution. #PollutingPruitt http://nyti.ms/2Fu5e0b
• In 2016, @EPAScottPruitt said @realDonaldTrump would be “abusive” to the Constitution. Now that he works for Trump, he’s changed his tune. 🤔🤔 (via @nytimes) #PollutingPruitt http://nyti.ms/2Fu5e0b
• Clearly, @realDonaldTrump holds @EPAScottPruitt in high regard. #PollutingPruitt didn’t always feel the same way.  http://nyti.ms/2Fu5e0b

FACEBOOK:

• The interview [TAG] Administrator Scott Pruitt “forgot”: the one where he called [TAG] President Donald Trump a threat to the Constitution. #PollutingPruitt http://nyti.ms/2Fu5e0b
• In 2016, [TAG] Administrator Scott Pruitt said that [TAG] President Donald Trump would be “abusive to the Constitution. Now that he works for Trump, he’s changing his tune. (via [TAG] New York Times) 🤔🤔  #PollutingPruitt http://nyti.ms/2Fu5e0b

Thank you,

Lia