Where in the world is Sonny Perdue?

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Two months after President Trump selected Sonny Perdue to serve as his secretary of agriculture, the former Georgia governor has become the final Cabinet member to get a confirmation hearing on the books, raising questions about why a seemingly routine appointment has languished behind the scenes longer than any of Trump’s other picks.

Sources familiar with the situation have pointed to a variety of factors, from the timing of Perdue’s nomination to his complicated financial affairs, to a White House that has become too overwhelmed by other political battles to provide the nominee with adequate support.

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