President Trump has put a trusted fighter in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Lee Zeldin was officially sworn in as the 17th EPA Administrator on January 29, 2025 to carry out a pro-growth, commonsense agenda that puts Americans first. This move marked a clear break from the last administration’s regulatory overreach and sent a message that the federal government will once again respect both stewardship and the economy.
In a candid conversation with Breitbart’s Washington bureau chief, Matt Boyle, Administrator Zeldin recalled joining the president in the late-night trenches, working into the small hours as they hammered out policy — and hearing the commander-in-chief grin, “Isn’t this fun?” That moment captures the spirit of a White House that treats governing like service, not theater, and it’s no surprise hardworking Americans relate to that kind of tireless, joyful dedication.
It’s worth saying plainly: this is exactly the temperament America needs in the Oval Office — a leader who treats long nights and tough decisions as a privilege, not a chore. While the coastal elites and legacy media sniff about optics, everyday citizens see a president who won’t quit on bringing back jobs, energy independence, and common-sense regulation. The contrast could not be starker between a government that works and a political class that merely performs.
The new EPA team has wasted no time cleaning house and putting priorities back where they belong — on protecting air and water while freeing Americans from crippling rules. The agency has moved to terminate hundreds of probationary hires and to unwind partisan grant schemes, taking aim at waste, fraud, and the kinds of politically motivated programs that hollow out taxpayer dollars.
Conservatives should applaud a leader who is willing to make the hard calls to stop the bureaucratic gravy train and restore accountability to a sprawling agency. Zeldin earned bipartisan confirmation in the Senate, and that vote validated a governing philosophy that balances stewardship with economic vitality rather than bowing to ideological crusades. The people who go to work and pay the bills every day will be the ones who benefit from these reforms.
So rest easy, America: the folks in charge aren’t clocking out when the pundits go to bed. When the president looks at a long night of work and smiles, saying “Isn’t this fun?” he’s not joking — he’s signaling that this administration sees governing as service, sacrifice, and a fight worth having for the next generation. That attitude, backed by concrete action at the EPA, should give every patriotic American renewed confidence that their leaders are awake, alert, and on the job.
