Washington – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin criticized several legacy media outlets on Monday for disregarding key facts related to the agency’s fight to curb the billions that were awarded by the Biden EPA awarded to a Democrat Insider-equipped Green Group.

Zeldin criticized the New York Times, Washington Post and Politico for suggesting to readers that there was little evidence to support the Trump administration’s claim that billions of taxpayer dollars awarded to groups related to Democratic insiders can be reclaimed at press conferences. Zeldin suggested that reporters from certain outlets were “willing to sacrifice.” [their] integrity and integrity [their] The paper argued that there is no evidence of potential fraud, abuse, or Democratic self-dealing that occurs at Biden EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), a $20 billion program established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Federal law enforcement is now investigation GGRF and the Court of Appeals intervention To maintain a previous court ruling Wednesday, the EPA was forced to terminate its Citibank account at the location where the funds were held. DCNF widely reports on the political connections of those in the GGRF award-winning organization. Many of them either previously worked in the Obama and Biden administrations or donated to benefit Democratic candidates and organizations. (Related: Trump EPA moves to curb Biden’s $20 billion Green Slash Fund)

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“There have been requests for funds from these recipients to Citibank. As soon as they have access to their funds, they will clean up as much as they can, in the hopes that there will be a short moment when they can access their funds. EPA has freezing the money, they have access to the funds at all. “The fact that if you lift it for a second, so many money will get out of the door right away is one of the reasons why the Court of Appeals hears it as soon as possible. And you see where the process goes from there, but we’re confident in the debate about merit.”

Zeldin then NYT, post and Politics To suggest that the EPA does not have evidence to support the argument regarding GGRF.

“So we’re coming to this office and we’ll get to this bottom by fulfilling our pledge to Congress. If we’ll overturn various rocks and find more evidence of waste and abuse, we’ll have some members of the media who say there’s no more evidence,” Zeldin said. “Every time new evidence comes up, there are people in the media who say they’re more certain, but still don’t have it.”

Zeldin laid out some evidence that he believes legacy media is rather uncharacteristic. For example, he pointed out how one GGRF recipient received $2 billion in Biden EPA cash in 2024 after managing just $100 in revenue year-over-year, and how it appears that Biden EPA official Jahi Wise has worked on a program that later awarded $5 billion. On the day of the inauguration, ostensibly it makes it difficult for agents to monitor.

“So, the unresolved question: I know this was supposed to end here a few minutes ago,” Zeldin said at the end of the press conference. “I’m getting high signs, but if everyone can protect it like zero evidence, how is it not proof? How is it written? Politico wrote it. The Washington Post wrote it. The New York Times wrote it. Others wrote it.

The NYT reporter politely responded to Zeldin by asking him to point out instances of judges agreeing to the EPA’s claim that GGRF could be levied by waste, fraud and abuse. Zeldin responded by pointing out that legal applications from judges in the case did not cite some of the evidence he identified and amplified, and that his issue lies in the language that these outlets used in the GGRF reporting, not the ones used by the judges.

“So, if the New York Times wants to say there is no evidence, if Politico wants to say it, the Washington Post wants to say it, if others want to say there is no evidence, I have the job of making sure I don’t waste tax money and I want to sacrifice your own integrity and the integrity of your paper.” “Well, I was able to stand here before you. And just how many lists have I read? Did I just mention it?

“We have an obligation to make sure we don’t light billions of dollars of taxes on fire. As an EPA administrator, I am obligated to stand in front of media members and make sure that we don’t get bullied by the billions of dollars of light,” Zeldin said. “And you will now continue writing these stories that even if you can get ahead of you and get through the list, there is no evidence.

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