Washington sources reported that US President Donald Trump replaced Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with Ronny Jackson, who currently serves as physician to the US President. Meanwhile the media reported that earlier Trump thanked Shulkin via Twitter for his "service to our country and to our great veterans" and said Robert Wilkie, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, will serve as acting secretary until Jackson was confirmed.
As per report a White House official said the embattled Shulkin was no longer effective in his role, saying his "distractions were getting in the way of carrying out the President's agenda". Accordingly Shulkin won unanimous confirmation from the Senate last year and had enjoyed bipartisan support and the backing of the President, who touted his legislative victories at the Veterans Affairs department.
Previously Trump fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on March 16,
National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster was removed from his post on March 15
and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was sacked on March 13. Moreover Shulkin's
firing comes after a string of other White House terminations earlier this
month.
