Rick Perry expected to resign in November

[Julian Englis]

Source: Politico

Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to announce his resignation next month, according to three people familiar with his plans.

The former Texas governor largely avoided the controversies that pushed other Cabinet members out of the administration, but his contacts with Ukraine have drawn him into the impeachment inquiry engulfing President Donald Trump and his inner circle. However, the three people said the Ukraine affair is unrelated to Perry's departure.

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Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette is expected to replace Perry, at least temporarily.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/03/rick-perry-expected-to-resign-000189

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A rat fleeing the tRumptanic? Perry has said that he'd cooperate with the forces of goodness (AKA the Democrats) in their investigation of Putin's puppet.

Link to tweet

[Botany]

1. Well he was no Steven Chu (noble prize) or Ernie Moniz (Chair Physics MIT)

[BigmanPigman]

2. "Unrelated to Ukraine"? Suuuuuuure.

[Botany]

3. Oh those three meetings with President Zelensky?

After foreign aid was stopped to the Ukraine?

Hope he comes clean.

[Skittles]

4. LOL, you knew that coward would cut and run

yup

[machoneman]

5. He's still a dumbshit! No matter what!

[paleotn]

6. Must be the "smart glasses"

At least they gave him enough smarts to know when to head for the exits.

[dem4decades]

7. Perry wants to save his ass.

[flibbitygiblets]

14. That ass is toast

TOAST I say.

[NCjack]

8. Everyone that resigns is replaced with a worse person. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

9. I'm surprised he lasted this long.

[htuttle]

10. #ETTD

[Bob Loblaw]

11. Oops

[regnaD kciN]

12. Is he resigning to spend more time...

..."fighting a chicken with hands - a REAL chicken"…?

[flibbitygiblets]

15. Ahm proud of mah gun...and ah poo'ed in space

Thank you!! needed the levity with so much treasoning in the air!

[dameatball]

13. I always thought Rick was the male version of Sarah Palin....or vice versa.

Not sure if he had so many whacko relatives.

[LeftInTX]

21. His wife is pretty much normal

She's a registered nurse and received a master's degree from my alma mater.

[Paladin]

16. Texas A&M has an endowed Dumbfuck Chair awaiting him. (nt)

[bucolic_frolic]

17. I mistrust the appearance of cooperation

They should fact check every syllable and cross reference all people and events.

[czarjak]

18. Nuclear stuff probably bored him, needs new challenges.

[McCamy Taylor]

19. Naw, Trump is taking a hue bribe to nominate some other industry insider.

[truthisfreedom]

20. "Oops!"

https://m.

[Wolf Frankula]

22. Why is he resigning?

What does a smart rat do when the ship starts sinking?

Wolf

[SergeStorms]

27. The old standby answer....

"He wants to spend more time with his family." I'm not quite sure his family would share that sentiment, but you never know.

[LeftInTX]

28. He's leaving a sinking ship

Someone on DU saw him yesterday and he was mobbed by reporters and didn't look like he was having much fun.

He's waiting until Nov and in the Trump admin that's like a million years. Usually they have already gone by the time an announcement is made.

[lonely bird]

23. Hey, Texas?

Thanks a lot for this asshat.

Here is hoping he goes away and stays away.

[ffr]

24. Eat that right-wing media apologists. Some people know SHAME

I have a little more respect for Perry, even if he's guilty too.

[Marcuse]

25. He is still stuck on stupid. He is trying to stay until December.

[The Wizard]

26. Another rat fleeing a

sinking ship. The Administration is tenuous and staggering .

[onetexan]

29. Perry's getting out early as he knows the more Dems dig sooner or later they'll get to him.

He's crooked as hell. We had to endure many years of his wild antics here in TX. Another showboater, Texas-secessionist loony.

[TNNurse]

30. Hard to believe but Trump will find someone worse.

[klook]

31. Tragically, Perry can't recall the name of the agency he's resigning from.

"It's either Commerce, Education, or the … what’s the third one there? Let’s see …"