President Donald Trump has just announced his Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, has resigned.
“Rick and I have been talking for 6 months” Trump told reporters in Texas minutes ago. “In fact, I thought he might go a little sooner. But he’s got some very big plans, he’s going to be very successful. We’ll announce his successor pretty soon.”
Trump added he will announce Perry’s replacement at a rally tonight.
Perry was Trump’s second Energy Secretary. He appointed Grace Bochenek as Acting Secretary on his first day in office. She stayed until March, when Perry was sworn in.
UPDATE:
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Trump says Perry leaving by end of year.
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