川普總統更換退伍軍人事務部部長

President Donald Trump’s reshuffling of his Cabinet continued Wednesday with the ouster of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin.

"I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs," the president tweeted. "In the interim, Hon. Robert Wilkie of DOD will serve as Acting Secretary. I am thankful for Dr. David Shulkin’s service to our country and to our GREAT VETERANS!"

The now-former Veterans Affairs secretary will be replaced by Jackson, Trump’s current presidential physician who performed his most recent physical examination. Jackson was appointed to that position in 2013 by former President Barack Obama and was retained by Trump.

Shulkin, also a holdover from the Obama era, served as the head of the nation’s second-largest government agency for little more than a year. He had been locked for months in a power struggle with a group of Trump political appointees among his senior staff who wanted him out.

Shulkin had pledged the VA would not be privatized on his watch but would provide veterans expanded opportunities to get private-sector care. White House political appointees want a more comprehensive overhaul and to give veterans even more access to VA-funded care in the private sector.川普總統重組內閣的行動星期三繼續進行，解除了退伍軍人事務部部長舒爾金的職務。

川普總統在推特上說：“我很高興的宣佈，我打算提名廣受尊敬的傑克遜海軍少將擔任退伍軍人事務部部長。目前暫時由國防部的羅伯特·韋爾奇擔任代理部長。我感謝舒爾金醫生爲我們國家以及我們偉大的退伍軍人提供的服務！“

傑克遜目前是總統保健醫生，並且最近對川普總統進行了身體檢查。傑克遜2013年被奧巴馬總統任命爲總統保健醫生，川普就任總統後繼續留用。

舒爾金也是從奧巴馬政府留用的官員。他在美國聯邦政府中第二大部退伍軍人事務部擔任部長的時間大約一年，但是一直捲入與川普總統任命的政務官的權力爭鬥。那些高級官員一直希望把舒爾金排擠走。

舒爾金曾經保證，只要他擔任部長，就不會把這個部門私營化，但是他會開拓機會，讓退伍軍人能享受私營部門的服務。白宮任命的政務官員希望進行更徹底的改革，讓退伍軍人享受該部門出資但是由私營部門提供的照顧和服務。