And then this attempted walk back from the White House: “After recently identifying $20 billion fraudulent in spending, Administrator Zeldin is committed to eliminating 65% of the EPA’s wasteful spending.” www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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White House says Trump meant EPA will cut 65 percent of spending, not staff
The president also said EPA has found "a lot of people that didn't exist" at the agency, but did not elaborate.