Rick Perry is now on the National Security Council

Rick Perry.
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Catherine Garcia
By Catherine Garcia
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Rick Perry, the secretary of energy and former governor of Texas, has been added to the National Security Council, following the removal of Stephen Bannon, President Trump's chief strategist.

Perry isn't the only high-ranking member of Trump's team to land on the principals committee — other additions announced Wednesday include U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and Dan Coats, the national intelligence director.

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Catherine Garcia
Catherine Garcia

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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