The spokesperson for the Environmental Protection Agency attacked a reporter on Wednesday, referring to the journalist as a "piece of trash" when she phoned for comment on a story. Elaina Plott, a writer for The Atlantic magazine, reported Wednesday that a top aide for the EPA had resigned, and that EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox snapped at her when she reached out to him for comment. "You have a great day, you're a piece of trash," Wilcox was quoted as telling Plott. Comment from Jahan Wilcox at EPA: ""You have a great day, you're a piece of trash." Related: EPA blocks CNN and Associated Press journalists from attending Pruitt speechThe EPA, under administrator Scott Pruitt, has had a tense relationship with the press.

Source: CNN June 06, 2018 19:52 UTC