Trump EPA chief vows he won’t take ‘morality lessons’ from Dem senator after heated clash

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin clashed during a Senate hearing over the EPA's cost-benefit analysis of coal plants, with Zeldin accusing Whitehouse of hypocrisy regarding his family's membership at a historically exclusive country club. The exchange occurred amid debate over Trump's 2027 EPA budget proposal, which includes a 50% funding cut and has drawn criticism from Democrats.