Trump fires VA Secretary David Shulkin, nominates White House doctor as replacement

(CBS NEWS) – Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin became the latest member of President Trump’s cabinet to be terminated on Wednesday. Mr. Trump announced that he was replacing Shulkin in a series of tweets, and said he would nominate Adm. Ronny Jackson, who had been serving as the president’s doctor, to replace him.
Shulkin’s departure follows a series of blunders for the secretary of the already embattled VA, including reported insurgencies inside his own depar