川普提名前得克薩斯州長佩裏擔任能源部長

Perry, a staunch conservative, could shift the Department of Energy away from its recent focus on renewable energy, which President Barack Obama has championed, and back toward oil and fossil fuels, which Perry promoted in oil-rich Texas. Perry has been a vocal skeptic of man-made climate change, but during his tenure as governor turned Texas into a major producer of wind-powered energy.

In 2011, during his first unsuccessful bid for the presidency, Perry committed a political gaffe that diminished his chances in his race against Trump.

During a debate, Perry called for elimination of three federal government agencies - the Departments of Commerce and Education, and then couldn't remember the third, finally saying, "Oops." He later said Energy was the third agency he wanted to abolish.

For most of Tuesday, Trump continued to work in New York to fill his Cabinet before his inauguration on January 20, when Obama leaves office.

Media reports late Tuesday said Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke of Montana, a former Navy SEAL, was believed to be the president-elect's choice for Secretary of the Interior.立場保守的佩裏可能會改變奧巴馬政府能源部的工作重點，從再生能源轉向佩裏在得克薩斯州推動的石油和礦物燃料。佩裏對於人類活動造成氣候變化的說法公開表示質疑，不過他擔任州長期間，得克薩斯州成爲主要的風能生產者。

佩裏2011年參加共和黨總統候選人提名時曾犯過嚴重的政治失誤，降低了他在本次大選中戰勝川普獲得提名的機會。

當時佩裏在一次辯論中主張取消三個聯邦政府部門，一個是商務部，一個教育部，然後他支吾半天承認自己想不起第三個要取消的部門是什麼，事後表示，他要取消的是能源部。

川普星期二大部分時間都在紐約忙於1月20號就職前完成內閣成員的任命。

媒體星期二報道說，前海軍海豹特種部隊成員、來自蒙大拿州的共和黨衆議員瑞安.金克據信會被提名爲內政部長。