Donald Trump chooses Rick Perry to be energy secretary
Source: CBS News
Donald Trump has selected Rick Perry to be energy secretary, according to two sources directly involved in the transition and selection process.
He had been summoned to Trump Tower for a meeting Monday to discuss the position after having been contacted over the weekend. The meeting was only finalized on Sunday.
The other contenders for the position were Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Ray Washburne, a key Trump fundraiser, former RNC finance chair, restaurateur and investor in oil and gas operations.
The former Texas governor sits on two corporate boards - one of them is Energy Transfer Partners - and that may present a confirmation issue. Energy Transfer Partners has a subsidiary known as Dakota Access LLC, which is attempting to build the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Dakota Access Pipeline has been the subject of public protests over its potential environmental impact and damage to Native American lands.
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Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-rick-perry-energy-secretary/
bucolic_frolic
(43,378 posts)now that the smartest guy in the room is aboard
rpannier
(24,345 posts)Maybe he'll pick some guy who grows wheat or something
But does it badly because he's incompetent
And he'll blame the government
bucolic_frolic
(43,378 posts)of 'Peace, Land, Bread'
Lurching from weekly crisis to crisis is the method as well as the goal
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)a militant gluten-free anti wheat advocate.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)The rest of the world will be furious when we fry our planet in oil. That's not a secure situation to be in.
Laurian
(2,593 posts)MadBadger
(24,089 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)and yes, I'm that old...
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Oops, wrong rabbit.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Is that the one that had "froggy gremlin"? I loved him, he was a real smart ass.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Different Drummer
(7,656 posts)uppityperson
(115,681 posts)rpannier
(24,345 posts)to refill it with new muck
Flatpicker
(894 posts)dhill926
(16,373 posts)shit is surreal
RandySF
(59,465 posts)A dimbulb running the Energy Department.
doc03
(35,394 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)The third agency of government I would -- I would do away with Education, the --Commerce...Commerce and, lets see. I cant. The third one, I cant. Sorry -- oops, he said.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)Cha
(297,825 posts)a conflict of interest to the post.
Judi Lynn
(160,655 posts)down during sub-freezing weather, blinded a young woman with a tear gas canister, I believe, and acted like monsters every day the actual owners of the area have demonstrated against that destructive pipeline.
How filthy, how hideously evil.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)We knew trump would be horrible, but it's even worse than imaginable.
still_one
(92,471 posts)who didn't either bother to vote are happy
yardwork
(61,729 posts)still_one
(92,471 posts)mountain grammy
(26,660 posts)TomCADem
(17,390 posts)...since Perry has some relevant experience, but that is a very low bar.
okasha
(11,573 posts)It is the Worst Choice. Ever.
not fooled
(5,803 posts)Pleese pleese pleeeeese don't name Sid Miller Secty of Ag.
yardwork
(61,729 posts)With Exxon as Secretary of State, Texas running Energy, and Republicans controlling all branches of government, we can expect to see removal of all environmental protections and a massive surge in drilling and pipeline development. Any protests will be immediately and brutally suppressed.
progressoid
(50,001 posts)lapfog_1
(29,228 posts)think the DOE has something to do with using oil and natural gas OR renewables.
While the DOE does do something with both Fusion energy as a electric source and funds the NREL (renewable lab)... it has very little to do with energy.
Sigh.
jmowreader
(50,567 posts)Make of it what you will.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)is all wrong. The second is that I don't believe he has the proper managerial skills. The third...
The third reason is...um....
Sorry, I can't remember the third. Oops.
chwaliszewski
(1,514 posts)He's the male equivalent of Sarah Palin.
mdbl
(4,976 posts)they both spew the same nonsense.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)rpannier
(24,345 posts)I'd ask him, but I don't think he'd remember
polmaven
(9,463 posts)yardwork
(61,729 posts)chwaliszewski
(1,514 posts)there is probably a slew of voters that are ecstatic he was appointed. The dumbing down of this country is unbelievable.
SpankMe
(2,970 posts)But, the reason they didn't vote isn't because "both candidates were flawed". Rather, they didn't vote out of pure apathy.
//It was just too much trouble to drive to the polling place, or sit down and read all that ballot stuff and fill out a mail-in ballot, or cancel poker night. Heck, lots of other people are voting. This is a controversial election and "everyone" will be out there. This Trump thing will take care of itself.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)And this is the best he can get....