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Rick Perry picked for secretary of department he wanted to abolish

As a Republican candidate for president, former Texas Governor Rick Perry once called Donald Trump a "cancer on conservatism." He also campaigned to abolish the Department of Energy. Now Trump has chosen Perry to run that very Department… as Secretary of Energy.

By Warren Olney • Dec 13, 2016 • 1 min read

As a Republican candidate for president, former Texas Governor Rick Perry once called Donald Trump a "cancer on conservatism." He also campaigned to abolish the Department of Energy. Now Trump has chosen Perry to run that very Department… as Secretary of Energy.

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Rob Barnett is senior energy policy analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence.

Warren Olney
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Bloomberg Intelligence

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Rick Perry picked for secretary of department he wanted to abolish

As a Republican candidate for president, former Texas Governor Rick Perry once called Donald Trump a "cancer on conservatism." He also campaigned to abolish the Department of Energy. Now Trump has chosen Perry to run that very Department… as Secretary of Energy.

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Rick Perry picked for secretary of department he wanted to abolish

As a Republican candidate for president, former Texas Governor Rick Perry once called Donald Trump a "cancer on conservatism." He also campaigned to abolish the Department of Energy. Now Trump has chosen Perry to run that very Department… as Secretary of Energy.

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