26-07-2017 17:22 via theverge.com

Rick Perry talked with prank callers for 22 minutes about energy policy and manure

Russian pranksters pretending to be Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman fooled Energy Secretary Rick Perry into taking a hoax phone call.As reported by The Washington Post, the pranksters Vladimir “Vovan” Kuznetsov and Alexei “Lexus” Stolyarov told Perry’s office they were interested in a follow-up call after the secretary held a real meeting with Groysman in June. On the call, Perry walked them through energy policy issues, such as coal shipments and the US
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