I agree that there's way too much regulation in the US, too much rent seeking and regulatory capture. Deregulation is one area I have extremely mixed feelings a

I agree that there's way too much regulation in the US, too much rent seeking and regulatory capture. Deregulation is one area I have extremely mixed feelings about Trump about: in some ways I don't think he's going far enough, and in other ways I feel like he's going too far. However, this EPA cutting is one of those cases where context is everything. If Trump were trimming the EPA but maintaining its core mission and not letting the foxes guard the henhouse, I might feel differently. And lauding Trump for cutting the EPA SWAT teams even while he lets municipal police--who have ample daily opportunities for abuse--stockpile military supplies seems disingenuous.