Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin “battled for his political survival Thursday as he faced ethics questions about a trip to Europe, acknowledging to lawmakers that ‘the optics of this are not good’ and lobbying the White House to defend him,” the Washington Post reports.
“White House officials refused to do so, however, saying they felt misled by Shulkin over the significance of an inspector general’s report alleging ‘serious derelictions’ by the secretary and his senior staff.”
“Shulkin accused other senior political appointees within the agency of working to undermine him.”
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