Trump taps former Rep. Lee Zeldin as EPA administrator

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Trump taps former Rep. Lee Zeldin as EPA administrator

Former U.S. President and *********** presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts as former U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin speaks at a rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. January 19, 2024.

Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters

President-elect Donald Trump said that he would appoint former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Trump said that Zeldin, an attorney who represented a Long Island congressional for four terms, “has been a true fighter for America First policies.”

“He will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of ********* businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet,” Trump said in a statement.

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Zeldin, 44, in a tweet wrote that “it is an honor to join President Trump’s Cabinet as EPA Administrator.”

“We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back ********* jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI,” Zeldin wrote. “We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water.

Zeldin was the *********** Party’s nominee for governor of New York in 2022.

He was defeated by incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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