David Shulkin sides with Trump on persistent VA dilemma

Published March 29, 2018 10:52pm ET



Fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said he agrees with President Trump’s view that the agency was was not moving fast enough to provide care to veterans.

“He wasn’t happy with the pace, and you know, I agree with the president. This is [an] organization that needs to change, it needs to do better at its job and we all want to do it faster and better because it’s so important to the county,” Shulkin told Fox New host Bret Baier Thursday evening, about 24 hours after he was let go.

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