Trump calls for VA overhaul: ‘Fixing this corruption’ will be a priority

Published July 11, 2016 5:13pm ET



Nine months after first releasing his plan to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs, Donald Trump delivered a policy speech on Monday in which he promised “quality, timely care for every veteran in America” if elected president.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was joined by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in Virginia Beach, just minutes away from the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Va., where he first spoke of overhauling the veterans’ healthcare system during a rally last October.

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