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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Apr 5

      Chris Geidner Retweeted

      We’ve reached a point with Pruitt that this is really the only explanation that I can see for him still having a job. If I’m wrong, please enlighten me. https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/982056240619585536 …

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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Apr 5

      About the AG-in-waiting theory: Yes, it’s possible, but there’s no reason to believe Trump would actually ~need~ Pruitt for the role — unless there’s already some tacit (or actual, who knows) agreement that he would do “what needs to be done” if Trump decides to fire Sessions.

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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Apr 5

      Is that why he’s keeping him around? Possible, though I don’t think so. Walt’s point as I understood it — and the point I was making — is more about the others, beyond Trump himself, and why ~they~ are not being more critical of Pruitt, let alone calling for his resignation.

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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Apr 5

      Pruitt is still around, in my estimation, for the same reason the judicial nominees are, by and large, a FedSoc convention’s dreamcasting: Trump knows judges and deregulation are what keep him in with the Republican Party, so he will do all he can to keep those going.

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        1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Apr 6

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Donald J. Trump

          FWIW, I don’t. (See thread above, from last night.)https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/982268230306709509?s=21 …

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          Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
          Do you believe that the Fake News Media is pushing hard on a story that I am going to replace A.G. Jeff Sessions with EPA Chief Scott Pruitt, who is doing a great job but is TOTALLY under siege? Do people really believe this stuff? So much of the media is dishonest and corrupt!
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        2. Shaun Lysen‏ @shaunlysen Apr 5
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Would it be that difficult to find someone else to take his place? Republicans still have 51 in the Senate

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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Apr 5
          Replying to @shaunlysen

          Pruitt is (or at least convincingly appears to be) a true believer who has governmental experience and is cutting through to do things more quickly than almost any other Cabinet secretary. Him leaving would slow things down, at least for some time.

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        2. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Apr 5
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Notably, Cruz and Paul tweeted support for Pruitt today.

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        1. Glenn‏ @ThumperNYC Apr 6
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          But there is surely no shortage of Republicans who could come in and do an equally fine job of destroying the environment

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        1. Jack McMahon‏ @jackmcmahonEBD Apr 5
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Honest question- does it have to be one or the other? It seems both options benefit Trump. Keeping Pruitt around keeps his deregulation supporters happy and he's also a good option for AG in waiting as he may not need Senate confirmation and is a vocal ally.

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        1. Matthew Sterling‏ @SterlingMatthew Apr 11
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @fordm

          Some of us are fans of Pruitt and the job he's doing. Trump is trans-political. He's not conservative or liberal. He's basically a conservative Democrat from earlier eras. One who puts country 1st & does what's right for the people. Not a hostage to ideology. He is an American.

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        1. DefinitelyNotDayDrinking‏ @calagarden Apr 5
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          Why is Pruitt so convinced that someone is trying to kill him? All the bulletproof desks and biometric securities and the phone booth? Like WTAF is up with all that?

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