Posted on 07/07/2018 6:53:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
WASHINGTON -- The D.C. mom who confronted now-former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday and asked him to resign said she was "jumping up and down" at today's news that he had stepped down.
"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," President Trump tweeted this afternoon. "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!"
Kristin Mink, a teacher with a 2-year-old son, said she saw Pruitt having lunch three tables away from her at Teaism, an Asian-inspired tea house chain in D.C., on Monday and went up to speak with him. The interaction was filmed and she posted it on Facebook.
"We deserve to have someone at the EPA who actually does protect our environment, someone who actually does believe in climate change and takes it seriously," Mink told Pruitt. "I would urge you to resign before your scandals push you out."
She then began to detail some of her issues with the EPA. Pruitt did not respond and she said that he and his security detail left the restaurant before she got back to her own table.
Mink told DCist after Pruitt's resignation was announced, "It's not like I can take all the credit for this."
"The great majority goes to effective fact-based research of quality journalists who exposed the depth of Scott Pruitt’s corruption," she said.
Mink said she hopes her lunchtime interaction with Pruitt "empowers everyone who'd like to speak to their public officials -- if you have something to say, say it."
Pruitt was at the White House with other cabinet members on Wednesday evening, celebrating the Fourth of July and watching fireworks.
In his resignation letter today, Pruitt told Trump that "it is extremely difficult for me to cease serving you in this role first because I count it a blessing to be serving you in any capacity, but also, because of the transformative work that is occurring."
"However, the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us," he wrote. "My desire in service to you has always been to bless you as you make important decisions for the American people."
Pruitt is the subject of at least 13 different federal ethics probes over allegations such as misuse of taxpayer funds and using his office for personal enrichment. On Tuesday, CNN reported that Pruitt had asked Trump to let him replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Justice Department; Pruitt denied the report.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington released a one-word statement in response to Pruitt's resignation: "Good."
Scott Pruitt is a chump and has no integrity.
Trump has made some TERRIBLE appointments, as well as some good ones.
He really ought to appoint some NORMAL COMMUNIST HATING Americans and after they pass a psych evaluation and background check, set them loose.
The entire premise of this article is ludicrous:
“It’s not like I can take all the credit for this.”
No, it’s more like you can’t take ANY credit for this.
His own megalomania and stupidity did him in.
She’ll be wishing Pruitt never left after big coal gets finished with the communist MF’s at the EPA.
The exact story of my life.
Defend yourself. Don’t let people step on you. With the exception of the 2-year-old, I’m in agreement.
I sent my resume a year ago. I have through this forum begged them to hire me. Nothing.
Oooooooh...I KNOW what that means.
Thug training... bully people into quitting their jobs if they don’t agree with democrats...
Tacky lowlife democrat thugs...
She is Hispanic.
Cool, so now in the future when I publicly harass and demand the next socialist democrat resign they will! And the radical left will be jumping up and down at my empowerment!!
“I think that talking to people is civil,” Mink said. “I think other protests are a part of civil discourse. They should want to hear from us and hear how we feel. … Don’t go out in public if you don’t want to talk to people.”
Kristin, don't go out in public if YOU don't want to talk to people. Come to Texas, baby.
Thinking the same...wonder how she would feel if someone confronts her with her family while she is at a restaurant? Bet she wouldn’t be too happy and suspect she would not react with civility. I suspect the “media” would condemn the person who dares to do so and that person would be labeled a racist, child abuser, etc.
Let her ‘jump up and down’; the next guy will kick ass.
Ms. Mink is a typical liberal. Hey, liberals, we now have a COAL COMPANY PRESIDENT as the EPA head...thank you...Do you feel better?
I call it Sidwell Enemy of American Values School...
The social media attention whore was reading off her phone to “confront” him. The odds this was a spur of the moment thing is zero. Everything leftists do is planned and paid for. Empowering psychopaths to attack conservatives is going to end very badly for them.
I wonder if I should go and harass her online...I wouldn’t since I am busy with booming businesses, due to the Trump tax cuts. I love the crumbs, but I need to ask Trump if these are the crumbs, if we got a cake, I’d need to hire more. ConservaTeen hired 4 of his friends to mow lawns...he is turning down jobs...
I hope she expires from the world’s first lethal case of anal warts. Her and her puke of a kid.
She needs a knuckle sandwich, which I hope she enjoys soon.
“”Hopes Confrontation Now ‘Empowers Everyone””
EVERYONE, little lady????
Ok EVERYFReeper, she has made herself into a public entity and is no longer enjoys private citizen expectation to privacy. Go up to her at McDonalds, gas stations, grocery stores, etc and be empowered.
Thanks, boycott, for the help in the ID process
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