The Gist

Shulkin Be Sulkin’

David Shulkin got high marks from most fair-minded government watchdogs. Maybe that’s why he was fired.

President Donald Trump talks to former Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin on Aug. 12 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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