Secretary Robert Mcdonald addressing the media. Of course hes come under scrutiny for comments he made about his own military record. Lets listen in. And i have no excuse. I have Great Respect for those who have served our nation in special forces. They and all veterans deserve a department of Veterans Affairs that provides them the care and benefits that they have earned. We at va are working hard to restore trust, and again i apologize to those who may have been offended by my misstatement. We remain very focused on continuing our progress to better serve veterans. Id be glad to take your questions at this time. Have you had time to think in more detail about what caused you to burst out like that . And what was your motivation . Well my biggest motivation was to connect with the veteran. As all of you know in my First National press conference i gave out my cell phone number and many of you have been kind enough to publish it and repeat it. I get calls from veterans every single day
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