Trump EPA chief vows he won’t take ‘morality lessons’ from Dem senator after heated clash

Trump EPA chief vows he won’t take ‘morality lessons’ from Dem senator after heated clash

EPA's Lee Zeldin invoked Sen Whitehouse's controversial membership at exclusive 'all-white' beach club

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for EPA administrator, speaks during his Senate Environment and Public Works confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., conducts the Senate Budget Committee hearing titled "The Default on America Act: Blackmail, Brinkmanship, and Billionaire Backroom Deals" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 4, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

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