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CLEVELAND Former Gov. Rick Perry says he is open to serving in the administration of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his former rival in the race for the White House.
"They know that I will come and help if the role is something I'm passionate about, that I'm knowledgeable about," Perry told reporters Monday morning after addressing Texas delegates here at the Republican National Convention.
Perry, an Air Force veteran, went on to acknowledge that he is "pretty limited" in the expertise he believes he could lend.
"The place that I'm passionate about is our veterans and our military, so somewhere in that area is where I would be" helpful, he said.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/07/18/perry-open-serving-trump-administration/
Moostache
(9,897 posts)Well, unless there is an undersecretary of navel gazing, that pretty much rules out Perry.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)Dipwad.
Wounded Bear
(58,793 posts)Oh hell no. No fucking way.
sarae
(3,284 posts)Trump really cares about veterans.
lpbk2713
(42,775 posts)" Um ... um ... ahhh ... um ... well ... you know. "
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Never heard of em.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)Rick Perry says brokered convention possible, won't rule out being nominee
By Jason Squitieri, CNN
Updated 9:30 PM ET, Thu February 25, 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/25/politics/rick-perry-brokered-convention/
Rick Perry seen as hope by anti-Trump forces
BY MARIA RECIO
Star-Telegram Washington Bureau
MARCH 21, 2016 7:27 PM
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article67434367.html
Trump adds Rubio, Rick Perry to convention lineup
By Todd J. Gillman
Published: 17 July 2016 04:24 PM
Updated: 17 July 2016 05:56 PM
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20160717-trump-adds-rubio-rick-perry-to-convention-lineup-heavy-with-people-named-trump.ece
rurallib
(62,483 posts)may be worth it to put him in there just for that
Eugene
(61,974 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,955 posts)How can these dickwads be so out of touch?
Who the F**K would want this guy for ANYTHING!?!?!
madinmaryland
(64,934 posts)JHB
(37,166 posts)...Perry administration.
Skittles
(153,311 posts)mcar
(42,474 posts)zz-la
(224 posts)But those glasses do not make him look smarter.
UTUSN
(70,793 posts)Johonny
(20,965 posts)Trump will need a waiter won't he?
The problem will be if there's more than two things on the specials menu...