March 29, 2024
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Trump announces plan to nominate Robert Wilkie for VA secretary position

In a surprise announcement during a prison reform summit Friday at the White House, President Donald Trump said he plans to name Robert Wilkie to fill the vacant position.

“I’ll be informing him in a little while—he doesn’t know this yet—that we’re going to be putting his name up for nomination to be the secretary of the VA,” Trump said during the event.

Wilkie was appointed as the acting secretary in late March after President Trump announced former White House physician Ronny Jackson would lead the agency. Wilkie previously served as undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness at the Defense Department.

Jackson withdrew himself from consideration one month ago amid allegations of mismanaged medication distribution and toxic workplace behavior.

If confirmed by the Senate, Wilkie will replace former VA Secretary David Shulkin, who was fired by Trump in late March because Shulkin wasn’t aligned with Trump’s goal to quickly expand VA-funded healthcare options by tapping on resources in the private sector, according to a report on USA Today.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is the second-largest federal agency, with more than 370,000 employees, and primarily handles allocating healthcare services for veterans along with other responsibilities.

Trump announces plan to nominate Robert Wilkie for VA secretary position

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