Trump is on the verge of a DOUBLE FIRING: Hours after dramatically terminating Rex Tillerson by Twitter, he moves to oust embattled Veterans Affairs secretary to 'right the ship'
President Donald Trump is considering replacing embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin (inset) with Energy Secretary Rick Perry - hours after terminating Rex Tillerson by Twitter on Tuesday morning. A source familiar with the White House discussions tells The Associated Press that Trump has floated the notion of the Cabinet reshuffle as a way to right the ship at the VA, believing Shulkin has become a distraction to the department's work. The development came after Tillerson made an emotional statement revealing he had no conversation with Trump until three hours after he was fired and pointedly neither praising or thanking the president for his 14 months as the U.S.'s most senior diplomat.
President Donald Trump is considering replacing embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin (inset) with Energy Secretary Rick Perry - hours after terminating Rex Tillerson by Twitter on Tuesday morning. A source familiar with the White House discussions tells The Associated Press that Trump has floated the notion of the Cabinet reshuffle as a way to right the ship at the VA, believing Shulkin has become a distraction to the department's work. The development came after Tillerson made an emotional statement revealing he had no conversation with Trump until three hours after he was fired and pointedly neither praising or thanking the president for his 14 months as the U.S.'s most senior diplomat.