Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt walked out of a Washington, D.C., restaurant after a 33-year-old teacher gave him a stern lecture, and then posted the awkward encounter on Facebook.
Kristin Mink is shown, while holding her 2-year-old son, reeling off a list of gripes while glancing at a notepad; the confrontation at the Teaism restaurant was filmed by Mink's husband.
"I just wanted to urge you to resign, because of what you're doing to the environment in our country," Mink tells Pruitt, the video shows.
Speaking to the New York Post, which first reported the incident, Mink said her husband pointed out Pruitt and her first reaction was, "He's the worst."
"I had to decide what to say, he's so scandal-ridden," Mink said. "I jotted down just a couple points that I wanted to make to him that were a little on the specific side."
"This is my son, he loves animals, he loves clean air, he loves clean water," she told Pruitt, the video shows. "So, I would urge you to resign before your scandals push you out."
Mink told the Post that Pruitt and a lunch partner left after the scolding.
"Administrator Pruitt always welcomes input from Americans, whether they agree or disagree with the decisions being made at EPA," EPA spokesman Lincoln Ferguson told The Post. "This is evident by him listening to her comments and going on to thank her, which is not shown in the video.
"His leaving had nothing to do with the confrontation, he had simply finished his meal and needed to get back to the EPA for a briefing."
Mink teaches sixth grade at Sidwell Friends, where former President Barack Obama sent his two daughters, the Post reported.
Pruitt's encounter came after three other White House staffers were hounded at local eateries last months, including White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and President Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
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