Speaking to reporters Thursday before a dedication ceremony for a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility built by Dominion Energy, Perry recognized concerns internationally about Trump’s trade battles with China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and other major trading partners.

But the Energy Secretary said there was nothing to worry about.

“The president is a disruptor. He doesn’t make any apologies for that. I don’t get, maybe, as concerned about where the markets are going to be on any given day, what the president says or tweets,” Perry said, standing before the massive, labyrinthine system owned by Dominion Energy that freezes the gas to around negative 260 degrees Fahrenheit to increase its energy density.

“Here’s the facts: he is negotiating every day to put America in a stronger position economically. I think we all recognize that some of these trade agreements that we’ve had in the past, it’s time to renegotiate them,” Perry said.

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Perry then specifically named the two-decade-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which removed many barriers to trade with Mexico and Canada and that Trump is trying to renegotiate.

“The president always sets the bar really high. And it makes some people nervous. But that’s OK,” Perry continued.

Perry also used the visit to boast about Trump’s announcement Wednesday that the European Union would seek to greatly increase its LNG imports from the United States, after earlier meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in the White House.

“It is a new day,” Perry said. “It is, I think, a very bright day from the standpoint of America’s standpoint, our national security, and of course being able to send a message to our allies that they can count on us, no strings attached, and that U.S. energy will be flowing their way.”

Perry also sought to reassure the domestic energy industry — including a gas industry that has been pushing for federal officials to approve exports for years — that the administration understands the pain they’re feeling from steel tariffs, uncertainty about trade and other problems.