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U.S. Energy Secretary nominee Rick Perry leaves after the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017, at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald J. Trump became the 45th president of the United States today. (Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry took hold of the podium during Tuesday's White House press conference and didn't seem to want to give it up. Perry's enthusiasm for being behind the podium lit up Twitter and soon enough, his name was trending, and users were responding with memes and gifs from his spots on "Celebrity Dancing with the Stars" and other embarassing moments.

Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders introduced Perry to talk about the White House's "Energy Week." After over 30 minutes she tried to signal him to stop talking. Perry, who seemed to enjoy himself, pushed right through the signals and Sanders' not-so-subtle maneuvers to try and take back the podium.

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In 2012, Perry famously forgot the government agencies he wanted to abolish in a GOP presidential debate. The agency he forgot to mention was the Department of Energy, which he now heads.

Twitter, however, did not forget this little flub by the former Texas governor.

Twitter also reacted to Perry's substance defending the administration's unwillingness to address climate change, the rambling nature of his press conference, and others.

Sanders complimented his "high energy" and made a joke at his expense.

"I know you guys are probably a little bit tired since we've been here a while, so you want to skip on the questions?" she asked.

Many in the press laughed and then continued on with the questions.

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This is the first public press conference since Press Secretary Sean Spicer defended the decision to turn off cameras "some days" after being questioned by CNN's Jim Acosta on Monday.

"Why are the cameras off, Sean?" Acosta asked. "Why did you turn them off? Can you just give us an answer to that? Can you tell us why you turned the cameras off? It's a legitimate question. You are a taxpayer-funded spokesman for the United States government. Can you at least give us an explanation for why the cameras are off?"

Spicer responded: "Some days we will have them; some days we won't."

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