Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., asked Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Environmental Protection Agency, if he believed climate change is a hoax like Trump has claimed.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) asked Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, on whether he agrees with Trump’s stance on climate change.

Sen. Bernie Sanders grilled Donald Trump's nominee for EPA Administrator, Lee Zeldin, on climate change Thursday. "This is beyond politics, my friends."

There are many areas where I am in agreement with President-elect Trump. They include prescription drugs, capping interest rates on credit cards and trade.

Vt., that he believes in climate change and that it is an urgent issue that must be addressed during his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

In a notable break from President-elect Donald Trump, EPA nominee Lee Zeldin acknowledged the reality of climate change during his Senate confirmation hearing.

Sanders urged Americans to remain focused on the issues that truly matter to working families, including health care, affordable housing, climate change and income inequality. “Our job is to stay focused on the issues that are of importance to the working families of our country and in fact are widely supported by the American people,” he said.