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Wages were flat. >> wages were still flat. >> you can argue about the economy but clearly the regulatory roll backs has taken the foot off the economy and that's helped things expand. that helps everybody. >> good economy doesn't excuse bad behavior. >> that's an separate argument. >> not really. that's what they're using as it doesn't matter what he says. that's not what's coming from the podium. a lot of trump supporters say it doesn't matter because unemployment is down and it doesn't matter if i'm a racist and a bigot -- >> got to ge. when we come back a lot more. appreciate it. including ...

Epa leader. what are you learning? >> why environmental groups fear him more than pruitt if the aim is not to get the roll backs, wheeler is again product of capitol hill. he worked for senator inhofe in the senate. we were talking about the fact that he was previously a lobbyist for a major coal company. but we have been talking about a story for a while. what environmentalistsenvironme epe will work under his guidelines without any of the headlines and screaming stories about scott pruitt and much more quietly this agenda to roll back regulations will continue somewhat unabated. so there is ...

Essentially the same policy if someone were to replace him. i do think that the president has some loyalty to him. and i think that he has a lot of conservative support from a lot of group that continue to see these roll backs and regulations. >> emily, you are the person that can answer this one lingering questions that i had since the beginning. you have done a lot of reporting on this. what's the deal with the mattress? do we know why scott pruitt have been trying to secure a used mattress from the trump tower hotel in. >> i really cannot speak to that. he he has emphasized his loyalty to t...

What do you mean by that? >> he's never the one who's responsible. if something goes wrong, it's somebody else's fault. and if he wants to change the subject, he does. you were just saying, we've had an endless stream of accusations, charges, all sorts of distractions to keep -- most of all to keep our attention but also to keep our attention diverted from being able to focus on the serious kind of things that are happening, what's happening across various, you know, departments of the executive branch, the roll backs of -- >> but there's this thing called accountability. how does one live a l...

As one republican put it today, it is weeks of drip, drip, drip of allegations against scott pruitt and the good will he's built up from his aggressive epa policies is starting to wayne as supporters get fed up with the constant bad headlines. republican support for epa administrator scott pruitt is eroding. following a string of allegations of ethical lapses, everything from first class flights to pricey security detail on personal trips to a sound proof phone booth and questionable staff pay raises. >> you can't just go around acting like a big shot -- >> reporter: even his mentor, senator j...