No Oops: Rick Perry Out!

Rick Perry out as Energy Secretary.

Energy Secretary and former Texas governor Rick Perry is stepping down at the end of year. He is wrapped up in the major scandal that could have Donald J. Trump impeached.

He is best known for his 2012 gaffe where he said "OOPS" when he described which government agency he wanted to eliminate.

Perry was governor of Texas after George W. Bush went on to become the 43rd President of the United States. He served from 2000 to 2015. He also appeared on Dancing With The Stars. He is a lobbyist and buffoon on camera.

[James Richard] Perry was the four term governor who was indicted for abuse of power and corruption. The charges were dropped in 2016. However, he remained a scandal plagued figure and once he was appointed to join Trump he kept the flow of stupidity going.

When Trump appeared in Dallas for his rally, he was informed that Perry was going to step down.

Many knew that Perry was planning on stepping down. He is currently under federal watch for his role in the Ukraine scandal.

Perry faced scrutiny for his role in Trump's dealings.

House Democrats have subpoenaed Perry for documents relating to a Ukrainian state-owned energy company as well as his involvement in a July call between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The lawmakers said Perry has to appear on Friday. He is likely not going to.

The Associated Press reported this month that a circle of businessmen and Republican donors touted their connections to Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, as they sought to install new management at the top of Ukraine's state-owned gas company last spring.

Perry who joined Team Trump in 2017 is one of the longest serving besides Ben Carson and Betsy DeVos. Perry who became the Department of Energy secretary was rooting for Trump's "energy dominance." He also pushed for more coal-fired and nuclear power plants.

Since being secretary, coal has continued to struggle and we're in a crisis where energy consumption has became an impact on the environment.

The controversy surround Trump and Ukraine started from a far-white agitator named John Solomon trying to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. He made an outlandish claim that Biden's son Hunter was making money off Ukraine and the government's corruption unit was pressured to fire an official because of it. Trump dispatched Giuliani to look up information and the "origins" of the DNC server.

Perry, Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker were in charge of managing relations with Ukraine. They greenlighted the Giuliani involvement. Now the three are facing scrutiny. Giuliani is under federal watch after two of his clients were arrested. The two men who were arrested were indicted on campaign finance fraud and corruption.