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Today, Explained

Say goodbye to Pruitt

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

It’s official: Scott Pruitt will no longer lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Vox’s Umair Irfan explains why it doesn’t really matter who replaces him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

So Johnny the last time we spoke you were on the cusp of buying quip electric toothbrushes for your entire family

0:05.6

Well, I had this moment where I was ready to buy these things to restore my family harmony

0:12.3

And I went to quip.com slash explained and the link didn't work and I was like oh my gosh

0:17.7

It's quip like done like it have I missed my window and then I remembered

0:22.6

Get quip.com slash explained and everything fell into place

0:30.0

Oh

0:34.8

Mayor Irfan you covered the environment for Vox that's right the last time you and I spoke about Scott pruit

0:39.8

He was knee deep in scandal

0:42.7

Super secret phone book he's got secure and you know watches every move

0:48.6

They hit the lowest bowl went to desbilant to he's

0:57.2

From there things got even worse for Scott

1:00.5

Please tell me you have another song Sean

1:03.2

Say

1:09.2

But seriously he had a

1:12.2

$43,000 phone booth installed in his office he had people

1:16.6

Driving all over the place for him trying to find him some lotion that only the ritz Carlton sold but only some ritz Carlton's

1:23.1

Is there one particular thing that did him in well? It's kind of like asking

1:28.1

Which snowflake caused the avalanche or which raindrop caused the flood?

1:33.0

But according to the New York Times it turns out there was one

1:37.2

Guilty snowflake. What was it it turned out it was Scott Pruit's ambition his reach exceeded his grasp

1:43.6

He blew a little too close to the Sun the thing that actually pissed off Donald Trump about Scott Pruit was that he was openly fishing for Jeff

1:50.2

Sessions's job as Attorney General huh and the White House had you know proposed this idea

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