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Meet the Mother Who Confronted Scott Pruitt & Urged Him to Resign—Three Days Later, He Did

On Monday, Scott Pruitt fled a restaurant in Washington after he was confronted during lunch by a mother and teacher named Kristin Mink.

Mink was holding her 2-year-old son when she went up to his table. Video of the interaction has since gone viral. We speak to Mink about what she did and Pruitt's resignation just days later.

Reposted with permission from our media associate Democracy Now!.

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