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Obama Calls Embattled VA Secretary A ‘Great Public Servant’ + Video

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 10:36
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“So I know he cares about it deeply.”

 

 

B. Christopher Agee / Western Journalism

 

Amid calls for his ouster over the ongoing scandal within his department, Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has at least one public official on his side. In a speech Tuesday morning, Barack Obama responded to mounting allegations of postponed treatments and fabricated records within VA hospitals that have potentially led to dozens of veteran deaths.

 

During his prepared remarks, he insisted he “will not stand for” misbehavior within the VA. Obama also noted that, instead of heeding the advice of veterans’ advocates who have requested Shinseki’s resignation, he instead decided to put the VA secretary in charge of the internal investigation.

 

Following his address, Obama took two questions from previously selected reporters, one of which sought to determine whether he believes Shinseki should bear the blame for actions that took place under his watch.

 

He called the embattled leader a “great soldier,” declaring that “nobody cares more about our veterans than Ric Shinseki.”

 

Read more at Western Journalism:

 

http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-calls-embattled-va-secretary-great-public-servant/#szlhJYdhT6Dl40JM.99

 

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