Eric Shinseki Resigns

Posted by | May 30, 2014 11:39 | Filed under: Politics Top Stories


President Obama has accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, saying, “I regret he has to resign under these circumstances.”

Obama was to make a statement in the White House briefing room soon, the White House announced, less than an hour after Shinseki arrived to discuss preliminary findings about sometimes deadly waits for veterans to get care at VA hospitals and other problems.

Speaking earlier Friday to a veterans group, Shinseki said he underestimated the depth of problems in the VA system and announced several steps, fixes, including removal of senior leaders at the Phoenix VA hospital and elimination of performance awards for VA leaders in 2014.

The retired Army general also apologized to veterans and Congress, but declared: “This situation can be fixed.”

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6 responses to Eric Shinseki Resigns

  1. Shades May 30th, 2014 at 13:36

    They were screaming for him to resign. Now he’s resigned. How soon before they begin screaming Obama scapegoated him?

  2. Shades May 30th, 2014 at 13:36

    They were screaming for him to resign. Now he’s resigned. How soon before they begin screaming Obama scapegoated him?

  3. Bunya May 30th, 2014 at 14:19

    The same clowns who defunded the VA are now screaming for Shinseki to resign? Our veterans aren’t getting the care promised by the GOP and they accuse liberals of “hating the troops”? What balls!

  4. Bunya May 30th, 2014 at 14:19

    The same clowns who defunded the VA are now screaming for Shinseki to resign? Our veterans aren’t getting the care promised by the GOP and they accuse liberals of “hating the troops”? What balls!

  5. Alan May 30th, 2014 at 15:20

    Now they’ll scream for Obama to resign.

  6. Alan May 30th, 2014 at 15:20

    Now they’ll scream for Obama to resign.

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