Rear Admiral Jackson (click here) may be a very fine physician, but, can he handle administrative duties?
The reason Trump chose Admiral Jackson is that he wants the message to the voting public, "...what is good enough for the President, is good enough for the VA."
This is what populism looks like. All politics, greed and no policies.
March 29, 2018
By Amada Macias
David Shulkin, (click here) whom President Donald Trump fired as Veterans Affairs secretary, offered a parting shot in an op-ed for The New York Times – warning that privatizing the VA Department could hurt veterans.
"Privatization leading to the dismantling of the department's extensive health care system is a terrible idea," Shulkin wrote. "The department's understanding of service-related health problems, its groundbreaking research and its special ability to work with military veterans cannot be easily replicated in the private sector."
Trump fired Shulkin Wednesday, making the announcement over Twitter. The president picked the White House physician, Admiral Ronny Jackson, to run the department....
