Perry what was the third agency

While Perry's biggest gaffe during the race may have come from what he didn't say, it's something he did say during this election cycle that he may regret now.

In July , Perry, at the time making a second bid for president , called Trump's candidacy "a cancer on conservatism" and hurled several other insults at his then-rival. Despite these kerfuffles, Perry is expected to be named as Trump's choice for secretary of energy, senior transition officials told ABC News.

Perry met with Trump at least twice in recent days. Yeah it was embarrassing, of course it was. Michele Bachmann sympathized with Perry, saying "we all felt very bad for him. Perry said he would not rethink participating in future debates, as his campaign has in the past suggested he might. The gaffe is likely to reinforce an image of Perry as someone who is often at a loss for words in debates and may not be able to go toe-to-toe with President Obama next fall if he were to win the Republican nomination.

Although he was at the top of the polls when he entered the race in August, Perry's standing dropped after a series of poor debate performances in September. More recently, Perry's speaking style was questioned after an an edited video of a speech he made in New Hampshire went viral. Whether this latest blooper will become a seminal moment for Perry's campaign is yet to be known, but it's sure to be played over and over on TV and the Web in the coming days.

And that's not what Perry campaign wants as the Texas governor seeks to regain momentum with less than two months to go before the voting begins. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. Part of HuffPost Politics. All rights reserved. Ron Paul of Texas was standing next to him, trying to help out, and another candidate interjected that it was the Environmental Protection Agency, which Perry then joked was the third one he couldn't think of.

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