Scott Pruitt died as he lived.

The former EPA boss, who resigned in disgrace today, did so with a letter that was worshipful toward his ex-boss and described his tenure as the result of “God’s providence.” It also uses the phrase “serve you” eight times.

It was a little too much for ex-Republican Steve Schmidt, who was a key campaign strategist for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.

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Schmidt described the letter as “stone cold crazy.”

“Unbelievable,” Schmidt tweeted. “This is the type of guy who watches the “ Handmaid’s Tale” and says “ WOW! Wouldn’t That be Great.” He can believe what he likes in America, but we probably don’t need a theocratic nut ball in the Congress.”

I’m no religious scholar so I don’t know if this would fit the biblical definition of heresy, but it is stone cold crazy. For Pruitt, complete obedience + some religious zealotry gave him a belief that he had a license to steal. Good riddance to the unfathomably corrupt Pruitt https://t.co/8rh2lLa9gp — Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) July 5, 2018

Unbelievable. This is the type of guy who watches the “ Handmaid’s Tale” and says “ WOW! Wouldn’t That be Great”. He can believe what he likes in America, but we probably don’t need a theocratic nut ball in the Congress. https://t.co/wG9bHBvE2I — Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) July 5, 2018