The ostentatiously devout Pruitt gives Trump cred among evangelical Christian power players at a time when five Republican lawmakers and 170 Democrats in Congress are calling for his resignation. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, visible at the end of the table, was not listed in the White House's caption. Just 28 percent of white evangelicals believed the planet is warming primarily due to human activity, compared to 41 percent of white mainline Protestants and 56 percent of black Protestants. About 37 percent of white evangelicals don’t believe the climate is changing at all. “I do not think Scott Pruitt has a national brand as an evangelical leader that, by itself, would stop Trump from firing him.” Pruitt’s legacy could alienate him from moderate evangelicals.

Source: Huffington Post April 28, 2018 10:52 UTC