Moulton Slams Trump for Failing to Name a VA Secretary

January 10th, 2017

“This failure is yet another example of Trump’s complete lack of respect for our service, but should come as no surprise from a draft dodger…”

 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) released the following statement about President-elect Donald Trump’s lack of nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA is our nation’s second-largest federal department, and Trump has nominated appointees to lead all but two of his Cabinet level departments and agencies.

“Despite his promise that he would make veterans issues one of his top priorities, our President-Elect has failed to nominate an individual to lead the VA. This failure is yet another example of Trump’s complete lack of respect for our service, but should come as no surprise from a draft dodger who had five deferments during the Vietnam War. Donald Trump has shown time and time again that he does not respect veterans, from denying that Senator McCain is a war hero to saying veterans with Post Traumatic Stress are weak. It’s clear that we are not one of his priorities.

“The VA is our nation’s second-largest federal department and the nation’s largest health care system, and both President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush named their VA appointments in December leading up to their respective inaugurations. It seems that Trump is more concerned about tweeting his support for Putin and his disdain for Meryl Streep than ensuring our veterans receive the care and respect they have earned,” said Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA).

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