Trump fires Veterans Affairs secretary

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tom B, Mar 28, 2018.

  1. Tom B

    Tom B

  2. Tom B

    Tom B

    David Shulkin was appointed by Obama.
     
  3. What is wrong with you? Do you have no care whatever about being forthright, blurring the lines as you see fit? He was not appointed to the top job. Trump did that. There are many 2nd and 1st officers who would be appalling captains.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shulkin#Career

    In 2015, Shulkin left the private sector when he was named by President Barack Obama as Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).[16][17][18][19] When his staff told him it would take ten months to organize a summit on combat veteran suicides, Shulkin told them that during the wait 6,000 veterans would die and to get it done in one month, which they then did.[1]

    On January 11, 2017, Shulkin was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.[20] Trump, who had first considered five others, nominated Shulkin after a recommendation by Ambassador David M. Friedman.[1] On February 13, 2017, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Shulkin as the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs in a 100–0 vote,[21] making him the only cabinet nominee by President Trump to have unanimous consent.[22] He is the first non-veteran to hold the position.[23] In this position, Shulkin oversees the government’s second-largest agency, with over 350,000 employees and 1,700 facilities.[1] Shulkin hopes to increase reliance on private health care for routine procedures, like hearing aids, so the department can focus on its core mission of caring for the wounded. [1]

    For President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on February 28, 2017, Shulkin served as the designated survivor.[24]
     
  4. One think I so like about the guy is this if Wikipedia is accurate.

    "In April 2017, Shulkin had every VA hospital and clinic begin publicly posting quality data and wait times.[1] He hopes to provide those with a less than honorable military discharge with free mental health care.[1]"

    The holiday seems (very) iffy and surprising altering documentation by his assistant who has retired however his opposition to privatization of military health care will be what got him.
     
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  5. Tom B

    Tom B

    What is wrong with you? Your posts have nothing to do with the subject of the thread. As usual, you are trolling. Please put me back on fake ignore.
     
  6. Bullshit reply and change the subject to cover yourself.

    Same old Tom Baby.

    You are so weak man :) Your child @Poindexter has a lousy mentor.
     
  7. Tom B

    Tom B

    You are projecting again. Another low IQ response from the bigoted, fat Irishman.