So why does Pruitt still have a job in the Trump administration? But Trump likes him, likes that his base likes Pruitt, and likes what he has done for him, by leading the deregulations of Obama-era protections Trump can brag about with his base. The White House has stopped saying nice things about Pruitt and tacitly acknowledged his job performance struggles by saying they are looking into all this. From the outside looking in, it appeared the White House had finally acknowledged its defense of Sadler was not working. But not really when it comes to Pruitt's job security.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2018 17:44 UTC