Trump energy secretaries plot next phase of 'dominance' agenda

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New Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, and the man he replaced, Rick Perry, are ready to claim success for their “exporting freedom” agenda. They claim to have diminished Russia’s influence by helping European countries diversify their energy imports.

“Competition works,” Perry said. “The Russians had everybody held hostage. And now, everybody in Europe understands … that is not necessarily a good thing.”

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