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Trump Just Fired The Secretary of Veterans Affairs – And Replaced Him With Someone Very Loyal

President Donald Trump has just announced he is firing his Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin. Shulkin has been in the news recently for inappropriately accepting tickets to a sporting event overseas, taking his wife, staffers, and security detail on that trip which cost taxpayers over $120,000.
Shulkins’ replacement is the official Physician to the President:
….In the interim, Hon. Robert Wilkie of DOD will serve as Acting Secretary. I am thankful for Dr. David Shulkin’s service to our country and to our GREAT VETERANS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018
Dr Jackson (photo) was accused in January of being very generous with Trump’s height and weight. He told reporters after giving the president his annual physical that Trump weighs 239 pounds and is 6’3″.
Image via Wikimedia
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