right words when you talk about loss of life. a few hours later, the white house qualifying the president s tweets in a statement. president trump was responding to the liberal media and the san juan mayor who sadly has tried to exploit the devastation by pushing out a constant stream of misinformation and false accusations. in the midst of this, they dhs inspector general launched an investigation into the head of fema, brock long. his use of fema vehicles for personal travel. according to sources, mainly for a six hour long trip between d.c. and his home in north carolina. doing something on that is not part of the dna and are part of my track record. sources confirmed to fox news of the previous administrations also used official fema vehicles for travel to their homes and insist it s unclear whether there is a guidance that prohibits that practice. as of this evening, fox news had told the secretary of homeland security is taking it seriously but has so far not
todd. welcome to mtp daily. we begin tonight with breaking news. epa chief scott pruitt has resigned after a shocking number of scandals and controversies simply proved too much, even for an administration that has become rather adept at powering through scandals and controversies. pruitt s ouster is an unbelievable development in that he lasted this long. as scandals piled up, the president continued to dig in, defending pruitt for his work in dismantling epa programs and regulations. as of last week, we counted a total of 15 ongoing federal inquiries into pruitt. there were allegations he abused taxpayer money via personal travel and other expenses. there were the allegations that he used the office in an attempt to enrich himself and his family. there were reports of a sweetheart deal involving a d.c. condo that was tied to fossil fuel lobbyists. allegations he used the office in an attempt to get his wife a chick-fil-a franchise and hook
white house and 24 federal agencies, including hhs. quote, requesting information related to senior officials use of government-owned aircraft or private noncommercial aircraft for official and personal travel. and hhs statement tonight said secretary price has, quote, heard the criticism and the concerns. he takes that very seriously and has taken it to heart. the inspector general is going through a reroux and an audit of this process. which we fully support. and there is this. secretary price isn t the only cabinet member under such scrutiny. treasury department confirmed earlier this month secretary steve mnuchin inquired about using a military plane for his honeymoon this summer. and the washington post reported today epa administrator scott pruitt has taken at least four noncommercial and military flights since mid february. costing taxpayers over $58,000. with us tonight to talk about all of it, jill kol vin, white house reporter for the
that was the president today expressing displeasure with his health and human services secretary tom price. here s why. politico has been reporting price has spent more than $400,000 on taxpayer funded private jet travel since may. today the house over sight committee sent letters to the white house and 24 federal agencies including hhs. quote, requesting information related to senior officials use of government owned aircraft or private noncommercial aircraft for official and personal travel. has taken to heart the specter general is going through a review and audit of this process, which we fully support. and there s this. secretary price isn t the only cabinet member under such scrutiny. secretary steve mnuchin and inquired about using a military plane for his honeymoon this
$400,000 on taxpayer funded private jet travel since may. today the house over sight committee sent letters to the white house and 24 federal agencies including hhs. quote, requesting information related to senior officials use of government owned aircraft or private noncommercial aircraft for official and personal travel. has taken to heart the specter general is going through a review and audit of this process, which we fully support. and there s this. secretary price isn t the only cabinet member under such scrutiny. secretary steve mnuchin and inquired about using a military plane for his honeymoon this summer. and the washington post reported today epa administrator scott pruitt has taken at least four commercial and nonmilitary