Shortly after the establishment of the Department of Veterans Affairs in China, the US Department of Veterans Affairs also made a big news-Trump "fired" the Minister of Veterans Affairs, David Shulgin, on Twitter.
Shurkin's dismissal was triggered by scandals such as economic problems, but this did not clear the irony of Trump's "Twitter speculation", because the new minister he nominated seemed even more "unreliable"-Ronnie Jackson, a White House doctor who was dubbed the "doctor" of the president.
More interestingly, Jackson, who was born as a military doctor, once evaluated the possibility of Trump living to 200 years old after giving him an "on-the-job physical examination".
? The routine of "pushing people and firing people"
The rumor that Shurkin was going to be fired spread all over the American media a few days ago, but in Trump's social media articles, he was relatively polite to Shurkin, continuing his routine of "tweeting people": thanking his predecessor and nominating new people.
Trump said on social media: "I intend to nominate the respected Major General Ronnie Jackson as the new Minister of Veterans Affairs. At the same time, I am very grateful to David? Shurkin serves our country and our great veterans. "
In addition, Trump himself revealed that during the transition period, Robert wilkie, Deputy Secretary of Defense, will serve as Acting Minister.
Since 20 15, Shurkin has been a senior official in the health department of the Department of Veterans Affairs. In fact, at the beginning of his tenure as Minister of Veterans Affairs, he was quite appreciated by Trump, and he was even the only Obama veteran who stayed in the Trump administration. However, according to American media reports, Trump was very annoyed that Shurkin was caught in multiple scandals.
According to the internal monitoring report released by the Department of Veterans Affairs in February, Shurkin was accused of improperly accepting tickets for Wimbledon, and his subordinates helped Shurkin's wife to travel to Europe with public funds by forging emails.
However, there is also a rumor that these scandals are just a "harmless" excuse. The real reason for being dismissed is the power struggle arising from the reform of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Obviously, Sulghin is the frustrated party.
There is no smoke without fire, and the recent frequent high-level personnel changes in the White House seem to make the above rumors more credible. Before Shurkin, Trump fired Secretary of State Tilson and National Security Assistant McMaster within half a month.
? "Trump may live to be 200 years old"
Although the nomination of the White House doctor attracted questions and accusations from the American Veterans Association, Jackson himself was actually a soldier. In addition, although it is true to be a "red man" around Trump, this "three dynasties veteran" has not only seen Trump.
Jackson is 50 years old. He studied medicine and 1995 joined the US Navy as a military doctor. He is now a major general and has been stationed overseas many times. In 2006, when George W. Bush was in charge of the United States, the doctor was transferred back to the White House from Iraq at that time, and was responsible for the health of the President's Cabinet and spin doctor. In the Obama era, the medical team he led was also responsible for the health of the entire White House visitors and even the press corps.
△? Ronnie Jackson
However, what made Jackson famous was his assessment of Trump's health.
This year 1 month, Jackson announced Trump's "physical examination report" through the White House press conference. He said that Trump is in good health and mental condition and can successfully complete this term or even the next term.
This behavior was regarded by the media as a response to the outside world's questioning about Trump's Alzheimer's disease. In this "physical examination report", "being overweight" was the only "bad review" when the oldest American president was elected. Trump is 190CM tall and weighs more than 2 10 kg.
△ Trump was exposed to like to eat fast food
Interestingly, the military doctor trusted by many presidents showed amazing "appreciation" when evaluating Trump's physical condition: "Trump has incredibly good genes" and "If he had good eating habits before, he might live to be 200 years old".
? Veterans' medical reform begins with officials.
During Obama's tenure, the Minister of Veterans Affairs also left. 20 14 in early June, Obama told the media that he accepted the resignation of eric shinseki, then Minister of Veterans Affairs.
At that time, the retired four-star general Xin Guan was deeply involved in the veterans hospital scandal. It is reported that many veterans' patients can't get timely treatment in the veterans' hospital, and even die after a long wait. After Xinguan resigned, Obama ordered the reform of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
According to the data, the US Department of Veterans Affairs is the second largest cabinet department after the Department of Defense. There are 57 offices in the United States, including hospitals, clinics and national cemeteries, with more than 377,000 employees. The government's annual budget amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars.
Such departments involving many people and institutions are often "troubled places". During the campaign, Trump also criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs as the "most corrupt" department and promised to carry out reforms.
When Trump took office, it was Shurkin who was nominated as the minister in charge of reform. During Shurkin's tenure, the Department of Veterans Affairs even asked Trump to praise "great progress". However, this substitution storm can't escape the word "reform", which means that Xiao He has achieved something and lost something.
In addition to the rumors of "reform controversy" mentioned above, the American media also broke the news that Trump bypassed the existing officials in the system and directly nominated Jackson Airborne Veterans Affairs Department because Tom Bowman, the deputy minister, was considered too moderate to promote Trump's veterans' medical insurance reform agenda.
Unlike the scandal of "veterans waiting to die" during Obama's tenure, Trump promised to give preferential treatment to veterans and rebuild the army from the beginning of the campaign. 20/kloc-in may of 0/6, trump even publicly criticized that "illegal immigrants are treated better than veterans."
Trump did not make false statements after he took office. After rejecting his predecessor's national health insurance bill, he did strongly favor the national defense and the military in budget allocation.
20 17 In March, Trump announced the federal budget proposal for fiscal year 20 18, with a total amount of $65,438 +0. 15 trillion. The budget has greatly increased the expenditure of several departments headed by the Ministry of National Defense, and greatly reduced the project funds of the State Council, Ministry of Agriculture and other departments. In this budget proposal, 12 of the five cabinet agencies of the US government are facing budget cuts, and the biggest winners are the Ministry of National Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
More interestingly, the full name of this 53-page budget proposal is "America first: a budget blueprint for making America strong again". Trump himself commented: "It is time to give priority to the safety and well-being of Americans. The core is to rebuild our country's army without increasing the deficit. "