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Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is happy with the report that Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) resigned.

In a tweet, the Republican former governor said Pruitt’s resignation is a “fantastic” development.

In addition,  Schwarzenegger said, “It’s about time. He will go down in the history books as the worst EPA administrator we’ve ever had.”

Schwarzenegger is among those who strongly criticized Pruitt for his backward policies on environment. He believes that the EPA administrator is not interested in protecting the people from environmental problems.

In May, he tweeted, “I’m a simple guy so I have a simple remedy when people like Pruitt ignore or hide pollution: if you don’t have a problem with Americans drinking contaminated drinking water, drink it yourself until you tap out or resign.”

In an interview with Politico on Thursday, Schwarzenegger said Pruitt’s resignation doesn’t mean the problem is gone. He warned that Andrew Wheeler, who will takeover as acting EPA administrator is “the wrong guy.”

According to him, “If you want to really do a good job with the environment, Schwarzenegger. You do what one of our heroes did, Ronald Reagan [who] appointed one of the top scientists in the world studying air pollution. That’s what you really want — the brightest and the best.”

Schwarzenegger says next EPA chief must be pro-environment

Schwarzenegger also offered an advice to President Donald Trump regarding his next pick to head EPA. He said the President must appoint someone who really cares about the environment and the people.

"Someone who is going to fight for the people and who is really feeling part of the world community," said the former California governor.

Furthermore, the former California governor emphasized, “Because it’s global warming. “It’s not American warming or China warning or Russia warning or European warming. It’s global — and we’re concerned that worldwide pollution doesn’t have any boundaries, doesn’t have any borders.”

Moreover, Schwarzenegger said this is the “most challenging time.” However, he expressed confidence that “we can really turn the whole things around” and reduce the number of people who dying every year because of pollution. He pointed out that right now, the world needs “good leadership.”