An ally of Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, defended the Oklahoma attorney general on Sunday against “rubbish” attacks.

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During a radio interview with John Catsimatidis on 970 AM in New York, West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrisey (R) lauded Pruitt, calling him a “terrific man.”

“Some of the attacks that have been launched against him are just rubbish,” Morrisey said, noting that he knows Pruitt is in favor of clean air and clean water.

Environmental advocates have lashed out at Pruitt, who doubts the science of climate change and has previously sued the agency he has been nominated to run.

“Tough for them,” Morrisey said.

Morrisey praised Pruitt as a good manager who can “bring discipline to the bureaucrats.”

The West Virginia attorney general also praised the rest of the nascent Trump administration, saying “people are pretty excited” that the president-elect is looking to shake things up after eight years of President Obama.

“They’re gonna move the country in a different direction, and it’s not just going to be this uber-regulatory, statist approach,” he said.