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Oops! Perry 'accidentally told the truth' about dumping nuclear waste in Nevada, roiling Senate race

Trump lies about his plan to flood Nevada with nuclear waste.

JOE ROMM
OCT 31, 2018, 1:24 PM

One thing that unites Nevadans is opposition to President Donald Trump’s effort to turn the state into a huge nuclear waste dump.

That’s why many were surprised when Trump suggested he might abandon that policy after touring the state recently with GOP Senator Dean Heller, who is in a tight reelection race against Democrat Jacky Rosen.

But Trump’s Energy Secretary, Rick Perry, admitted on Friday the administration still supports building the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository outside of Las Vegas.

In doing so, Perry effectively spoiled Trump’s effort to help Heller, as Jon Ralston, editor of the Nevada Independent, explained to Bloomberg: “Poor Rick Perry didn’t get the memo and accidentally told the truth.”

https://thinkprogress.org/rick-perry-accident...45ba499d9/

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