DAVID SHULKIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [3-28-18] said he had ousted his Veterans Affairs secretary, David Shulkin, and tapped the White House physician, Ronny Jackson, as his replacement…Dr. Jackson is a U.S. Navy rear admiral who has served as a White House physician during the past three administrations. In that role, he has overseen health care for the cabinet and senior staff, served as a physician supervisor at Camp David and led the White House Medical Unit, the White House said. Dr. Jackson, if confirmed by the Senate, would take over the second-largest federal agency, which has more than 370,000 employees. The agency is responsible for, among other duties, providing health care services to veterans. The agency has struggled in recent years following a 2014 scandal over wait-times for VA hospital appointments.”
-Rebecca Ballhaus and Ben Kesling, “Donald Trump Ousts VA Secretary David Shulkin,” The Wall Street Journal, Mar. 28, 2018, 7:50pm