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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story June 27, The Associated Press, relying on schedules provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, reported erroneously that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt met with Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris for about a half-hour at a Houston hotel. A spokeswoman for the EPA says the meeting listed on the schedule was canceled, though Pruitt and Liveris did have a "brief introduction in passing."

https://apnews.com/2350d7be5e24469ab445089bf663cdcb
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Bob R/CA What nonsense. I'm unclear if you're just all mixed up, or this is a calculated attempt to deflect by taking this discussion into the weeds. Dow and Monsanto are two different companies, and Roundup - an herbicide by Monsanto - has nothing to do with chlorpyrifos, an insecticide by Dow that has been shown to cause brain damage in infants and childr...See More
Jul 2, 2017
EasTexSteve Hey, you're the one who started the deflection. I just followed it up.
Jul 2, 2017
Bob R/CA what "deflection"? You claimed AP was "fake news" because they corrected a story that was inaccurate. Failed to explain why you don't apply that standard to your president, who compulsively makes outrageous lies and never retracts them - ever. Then when the underlying story of your article was pointed out - that Pruitt met with Dow before reversing...See More
Jul 2, 2017
EasTexSteve The story is about APs fake news and subsequent correction. It's not about your deflection regarding a Dow Chemical product.
Jul 2, 2017
Bob R/CA Good for you, correcting your fake news about Monsanto. Now if only our elected president could manage that.
Jul 2, 2017


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