Up for debate: Trump, DeSantis, and 2024 GOP hopefuls on eliminating departments

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One of the most famous debate blunders in recent memory concerned which federal departments a Republican candidate wanted to eliminate.

Then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry was listing the three agencies he wanted to scrap — or trying to. After rattling off the departments of Commerce and Education, he struggled to find the third, which was later revealed to be the Department of Energy.

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