Trump Confirms Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s Resignation

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and President Donald Trump at the administration's environment initiative event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump confirmed late Thursday that Energy Secretary Rick Perry has resigned, and will be leaving towards the end of the year.

“Rick has done a fantastic job at Energy. But it was time, three years is a long time,” Trump told reporters in Texas, adding that he was not surprised when asked about Perry’s resignation.