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imanamerican63

(13,740 posts)
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 07:09 PM Jul 2017

Prank or just stupid?

If someone could post the link to story, I would thankful!

What the hell? Rick Perry was involved with a prank by a "FAKE NEWS" group! My question? Why wasn't there any vetting of the callers? What security was taken to protect sensitive info given out? Just like his dimwitted boss, idiots!

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Prank or just stupid? (Original Post) imanamerican63 Jul 2017 OP
"Rick Perry duped by Russian duo impersonating Ukraine leader" Jimbo101 Jul 2017 #1
Thanks for the link! imanamerican63 Jul 2017 #2

Jimbo101

(776 posts)
1. "Rick Perry duped by Russian duo impersonating Ukraine leader"
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 07:18 PM
Jul 2017
ABC News

Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been fooled by a pair of Russian pranksters impersonating the prime minister of Ukraine.

Perry spoke to the pair about the Paris climate agreement and the possibility of using pig manure as a power source in his 22-minute conversation with Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov. The entire phone call was posted online by Russian news site Vesti.

Energy Department spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes confirmed the authenticity of the call, saying in a statement that the duo targets high-level officials and celebrities "who are supportive of an agenda that is not in line with their governments. In this case, the energy security of Ukraine."

The pair, known as Vovan and Lexus, arranged the call with Perry last week, just a few weeks after he met with Ukraine's president, Petro Poroshenko, and his delegation.
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