White House: Trump has confidence in Shulkin 'at this point in time'

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By REBECCA MORIN 03/26/2018 09:26 AM EDT

President Donald Trump has confidence in David Shulkin “at this point in time” despite reports that the Veterans Affairs Secretary may be fired as early as this week, White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said on Monday.

“We all serve at the pleasure of the president. If he is not pleased, you‘ll know it,” Gidley said in an interview on Fox News. “At this point in time though, he does have confidence in Dr. Shulkin. He is a secretary and he has done some great things at the V.A. As you know, the president wants to put the right people in the right place at the right time and that could change.“

Shulkin has reportedly been viewed negatively after being accused of excessive spending on travel and for saying he has been given the blessing of the White House to purge insolent VA staffers, though he's been given no such approval. When pressed about reports that Trump would like to fire Shulkin Monday but doesn’t have a replacement, Gidley said that “when the president wants to make a change, he will make it.“

“He doesn't have to try, he doesn't have to guess. He has the power to do so whether he has a replacement or not, he can still make a change,” he said. “The president wants to put the best people around him to execute his policy.“

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[cstanleytech]

1. Translation: He needs to start writing his resume.

[malthaussen]

2. Another one bites the dust.

Or rides the bus, if you prefer Weird Al.

-- Mal

[forgotmylogin]

3. Does anyone else shudder whenever someone uses the phrase

"At the pleasure of the President"?

[blugbox]

10. I was just thinking this myself!

So definitely, YES!

Because of just who trump is... it makes the statement so creepy and gross

[Iliyah]

4. Later alligator!

[Leghorn21]

5. *Shulkin is a very very, tremendously good man, and hes a very very good friend of mine*

adios, Dave

[dalton99a]

6. Shulkin is cleaning his desk

[truthisfreedom]

7. And to think we will be looking back at these as

the good old days.

[Corgigal]

8. Went to the VA today

Annual, doc visit and lab work. Found out something, so "now" the urine is shipped out to a lab that needs 2 ounces of urine to run any testing, and surprise it cost more now. They use to do it cheaper and with less of a sample needed.

I said out loud, well of course cause bribes. We all laughed at the lab. Just thought you taxpayers should know.

[tclambert]

9. "Hello, this is David Shulkin. Is this the office of Two Men and a Truck?"