A spokeswoman for the Department of Energy has confirmed that Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas, was pranked by two Russian pranksters on July 19th. The pranksters, who are apparently known for play these kind of tricks on high-level American officials, were able to get through to Perry by posing as the Ukrainian Prime Minister who had visited Perry in June.
The phone conversation lasted around 22 minutes, the general runtime of an It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia episode, and dealt with topics such as investments in oil and gas as well as a fuel source based on pig manure and alcohol, suggested as part of the prank.
The full conversation was made available by Vesti, a Russian news site, on July 25th and can the video can now be viewed on YouTube.
