EPA spokesperson calls journalist 'piece of trash' for reporting on aide's resignation

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A spokesperson for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) called a reporter a “piece of trash”. Jahan Wilcox, who began speaking on behalf of administrator Scott Pruitt in 2017, told journalist Elaina Plott of The Atlantic magazine: “have a great day, you’re a piece of trash”. The insult was in response to a query from Ms Plott about her report on the resignation of one of Mr Pruitt’s top aides, Millan Hupp.