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tonight at what we call effectively the southern white house. seems to be the most convenient location. everybody always wants to go to the southern white house. are you going to be at that meeting? you heard about it, right? that would be great. all about the va. yes, have you heard about the meeting about the va we re going to have tonight at the southern white house that you the head of the va won t be at? donald trump today announced that david shulkin account man seen nodding is stepping down to be replaced by the president s personal physician. no, no, not that the personal physician. the man who once wrote that the trump would be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. not that one, this one, dr. ronny jackson who coincidentally said there year the president was just one pound shy of obesity. joining me jennifer ruben of the
fear of fat silt compromised patient care. another office the inspector general, conducted reviews including one released just ten days ago that reached a different conclusion. they did not substantiate the majority of allegations about toma or about dr. houlihan the alleged candy man. dr. houlihan s lawyer points to those inspector general reports to baseless accusations. he says the va won t allow his client to discuss patient care or his official duties. dr. houlihan remains on administrative leave with pay as investigations continue. i want to express my sorrow and regret for your loss. at a congressional hearing this month, the va s doctor addressed families of patients who died and said a safety initiative started three years ago has cut the number of veterans receiving narcotics. why is it that it took seven years after farington s death for a thorough investigation to
for addressing the broad dysfunction at the va, today s announcement really changes nothing. one personnel change cannot be used as an excuse to paper over a systemic problem. our veterans deserve better. we ll hold the president accountable until he makes things right. the concern for many is with the secretary s departure, washington will focus elsewhere and the real problems at the va won t be addressed. we saw democrats jumping ship and crossing the political aisle with republicans calling for shinseki to leave. what is their reaction to this? one of the first democrats to be critical of the president s handling of the va scandal offered this reaction. the president was losing his whole prestige in this. now this gives an opportunity for the president here to really step forward, because general shinseki is no longer there now. the buck stops with the president. it s very important.
at the congressional hearing they asked the witnesses rather they talked to you and they didn t. what in the world explains that? i don t think they were interested in getting to the truth. dr. lynch talked to the director and they had a meeting of friendly veteran service organizations which was by invitation only and she had graphs about reducing new and waiting times and it was all a fabrication and lynch was there helping or was taken in by the lies and deception. we get a lot of questions from your viewers. lori looper says ask why the defenders of the va won t get fired? offenders the offenders