Trump considering two new names for VA secretary

Published December 20, 2016 10:48pm ET



President-elect Trump has added two new candidates to the mix for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Trump on Tuesday met with businessman and Vietnam veteran Luis Quinonez at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. The incoming Republican leader also met with Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove. Both, according to a report in Bloomberg News, are under consideration to discuss leading the troubled federal agency.

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