EPA administrator Zeldin demands return of $20B in taxpayer money wasted by Biden administration

Lee Zeldin, Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, said that the Biden administration purposely wasted $20 billion in tax dollars.

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Zeldin said "there is zero reason to suspect any wrongdoing by the bank," but he thinks an agreement with the institution "needs to be instantly terminated" and all the money should be immediately returned.

He says the EPA needs to resume responsibility for all of these funds, adding that his team will "review every penny that has gone out the door."

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FILE - U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, participates in a debate against incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy, on Oct. 25, 2022, at Pace University in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool, File)

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"Now we will get them back inside of control of government as we pursue next steps. As President Trump has vowed, we're going to usher in a new Golden Age of American success for the citizens of every race, religion, color and creed," Zeldin said at the end of the video.

Elon Musk also commended Zeldin on X for an "awesome job" saving taxpayer money.

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