Departing Energy Secretary Rick Perry will step down at the end of the year, Trump said at a rally in Dallas on Thursday night.
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has nominated Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace departing Energy chief Rick Perry.
"I am pleased to nominate Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to be the new Secretary of Energy. Dan's experience in the sector is unparalleled. A total professional, I have no doubt that Dan will do a great job!" Trump tweeted Friday afternoon.Dan Brouillette, United States Deputy Secretary of Energy, seen during an interview with the German Press Agency in te course of the 54th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, 16 February 2018.
"I am pleased to nominate Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to be the new Secretary of Energy. Dan's experience in the sector is unparalleled. A total professional, I have no doubt that Dan will do a great job!" Trump tweeted Friday afternoon.
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