Trump Weighs Firing Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin

  • Secretary came under fire for 2017 Wimbeldon excursion
  • He has publicly complained of efforts to force him from office
Trump and David Shulkin, right.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with his Veterans Affairs secretary, Dr. David Shulkin, and has discussed replacing him, two people familiar with the matter said.

Trump made his frustrations known during a White House lunch on Monday with Energy Secretary Rick Perry, the people said. The encounter came a day before the president fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.