Energy Secretary Rick Perry in a Fox News interview called Trump 'the Chosen One' who was 'sent by God to do great things'

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• Energy Secretary Rick Perry in an interview with Fox News over the weekend said President Donald Trump is the "Chosen One" and was "sent by God" to lead the country. 
• Perry also said: "Barack Obama didn't get to be the president of the United States without being ordained by God. Neither did Donald Trump."
• Trump controversially referred to himself as the "Chosen One" while discussing the trade war with China in August. 
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry in an interview with Fox News over the weekend described President Donald Trump as the "Chosen One" who was "sent by God."

"God's used imperfect people all through history. King David wasn't perfect. Saul wasn't perfect. Solomon wasn't perfect," Perry said in the interview, which aired Sunday. 

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