Donald Trump has appointed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the EPA, an organization Pruitt is currently suing. Chris Mooney, environment reporter for the Washington Post, and Matthew Nussbaum, reporter for POLITICO covering the incoming Trump administration, discuss Pruitt's appointment, other new cabinet picks, and related transition news.
Trump's pick of Linda McMahon to head the SBA is not surprising, given Donald Trump's long history with the @WWE, says @MatthewNussbaum
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Caller points out that three people in the Trump administration have been accused of domestic abuse (Pudzer, Bannon, and Trump himself).
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Two callers argue that much of Obama's policy legacy can be easily undone, since much of it was not done through legislation.
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