Lee Zeldin
American politician (born 1980)
Lee Michael Zeldin (born January 30, 1980) is an American attorney, member of Congress, and officer in the United States Army Reserve. A Republican, he represented New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. During Donald Trump's first term as president, Zeldin defended Trump during his impeachment hearings over the Trump–Ukraine scandal. After Trump lost the 2020 US presidential election, Zeldin claimed the result was fraudulent and objected to the certification in Congress. After the 2024 presidential election, Zeldin was nominated by President-Elect Trump to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in his second administration.
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edit- President Trump should not recertify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran Nuclear Deal. The JCPOA is not in America’s best interests. This so-called “deal” isn’t a pathway for how to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. It is a blueprint for exactly how Iran can acquire a nuclear weapon. It was a very bad, one-sided deal, for what was in the deal, and a very bad, one-sided deal, for what was not in the deal.
- President Trump Should Not Recertify Iran Nuclear Deal (October 9, 2017)
- The President should place the onus completely on the Iranian regime. There is a new Sheriff in town now who will not get rolled. America will not get rolled. The JCPOA is all about Making Tehran Great Again at the expense of all else. If the Iranians need a few days to digest the new reality and step up to the plate, that is ok, but if they don’t, it is time to ramp back up our leverage immediately and I am confident that our allies will recognize that they want to remain our great, willing partners in this effort.
- President Trump Should Not Recertify Iran Nuclear Deal (October 9, 2017)
