Much like our environment, the Trump administration is getting a ton of heat for pulling American out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
So to help ease our minds, Energy Secretary Rick Perry held a White House press conference on Tuesday encouraging some “intellectual conversation” on the contentious topic of climate change.
But after rambling for 30 minutes and deflecting reporters’ questions, it became clear the former Texas governor had little intellectual conversation himself to offer!
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After letting Perry yammer on about the administration’s “Energy Week” for over half an hour, deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders started giving Perry the signal to wrap it up.
But the Dancing with the Stars veteran continued to speak, practically causing reporters to beg for Sanders to pull the plug on the radioactive energizer bunny!
Watch a clip Perry failing to understand a reporter’s question (below), along with scathing Twitter reactions!
When Rick Perry speaks, we don’t picture intelligence & qualifications, we picture:pic.twitter.com/BRgjJymxoD
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) June 27, 2017
It appears @SecretaryPerry does NOT want to leave the briefing room. Aides are now standing waiting for him to stop calling on reporters pic.twitter.com/SkdkerVkHj
— Cecilia Vega (@CeciliaVega) June 27, 2017
.@GovernorPerry in his element in the WH briefing room, resists subtle suggestions to hand podium to @SarahHuckabee pic.twitter.com/poIJVkJw15
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) June 27, 2017
Rick Perry is 32 minutes in at this White House press briefing. Sarah Huckabee Sanders waiting to take over. pic.twitter.com/sSeu8eRV7m
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 27, 2017
Rick Perry is the only Trump aide who does not want to leave the press briefing podium
— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) June 27, 2017
This is lasting longer than his stint on Dancing w/ the stars
— imnoonespecial (@upserny) June 27, 2017
It’s okay, Sarah… we’re all thinking it.#sarahhuckabee#RickPerry pic.twitter.com/j0ut3UOF1C
— Mo Fei Chen (@DynaMoChen) June 27, 2017
.@GovernorPerry in his element in the WH briefing room, resists subtle suggestions to hand podium to @SarahHuckabee pic.twitter.com/poIJVkJw15
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) June 27, 2017
they need to start playing the music
— (((YousefMunayyer))) (@YousefMunayyer) June 27, 2017
Getting closer pic.twitter.com/kwoCW021QM
— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) June 27, 2017
Ha!
Though the best reaction included a video of Sen. Al Franken shutting Perry down when the Secretary tried to use the same argument at a budget hearing last week:
Al Franken shutting down Rick Perry over climate change is everything & more.pic.twitter.com/OaNYolpEjH
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) June 27, 2017
[Image via Twitter.]
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