Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (Ill.) said that if Scott Pruitt Edward (Scott) Scott PruittJuan Williams: Swamp creature at the White House Science protections must be enforceable Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE had been part of former President Obama's administration, the right-leaning Fox News would be calling for his head, as controversies grow surrounding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief.

Pruitt has been beset by scandalous news reports, including allegations of exorbitant spending on his office suite and travel.

Most recently, Pruitt has been in the spotlight over a reported $50-a-night Capitol Hill condo he rented from the wife of a prominent energy lobbyist.

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Multiple congressional Democrats, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiTrump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally CDC causes new storm by pulling coronavirus guidance Overnight Health Care: CDC pulls revised guidance on coronavirus | Government watchdog finds supply shortages are harming US response | As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike MORE (D-Calif.), have called for Pruitt to resign over the condo deal.

White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE has reportedly told President Trump that Pruitt should go, while Trump has defended the former Oklahoma attorney general, saying Pruitt is "doing a great job" despite being "TOTALLY under siege."