Trump defends EPA chief Scott Pruitt: 'Doing a great job,' is 'totally under siege'

President Trump on Friday defended his embattled EPA chief and dismissed speculation that he would soon replaced, a signal that Scott Pruitt’s job is safe despite a string of damaging stories about him in the press.

“Do you believe that the Fake News Media is pushing hard on a story that I am going to replace A.G. Jeff Sessions with EPA Chief Scott Pruitt, who is doing a great job but is TOTALLY under siege? Do people really believe this stuff?” Trump tweeted Friday morning. “So much of the media is dishonest and corrupt!”