{"id":59645,"date":"2018-03-30T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T17:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/30\/shulkin-to-military-times-ill-keep-speaking-out-against-va-injustices\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:52:19","slug":"shulkin-to-military-times-ill-keep-speaking-out-against-va-injustices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/03\/30\/shulkin-to-military-times-ill-keep-speaking-out-against-va-injustices\/","title":{"rendered":"Shulkin to Military Times: I\u2019ll keep speaking out against VA \u2018injustices\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=7cef4588-56a7-467c-8f83-4b1aeeebd6f3\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-7cef4588-56a7-467c-8f83-4b1aeeebd6f3.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With political fallout happening overhead with the ouster of Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, Leo and Andrea talk about the turmoil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/03\/28\/shulkin-out-trump-fires-va-secretary-after-weeks-of-controversy\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin<\/a> said in an interview with Military Times Friday that he bears no ill-will toward President Donald Trump for not firing him personally this week, instead opting to make the announcement over Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he is vowing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/03\/30\/what-weve-learned-from-david-shulkins-post-firing-media-blitz\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">continue to speak out<\/a> against what he sees as \u201cinjustices\u201d at the department and within the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClearly there are unwritten rules about when you can and can\u2019t push back against the way Washington does things,\u201d Shulkin said. \u201cBut when I see injustices, I have to speak out against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s why I spoke out against the [white supremacist] protests in Charlotte [last summer]. That\u2019s why I reacted so strongly to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/02\/14\/report-blasts-va-secretary-for-improper-gifts-and-travel-lying-to-cover-up-scandal\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> inspector general report<\/a> [criticizing an overseas VA trip] that attacked my family. And it\u2019s why I am speaking out now about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/03\/29\/outgoing-va-secretary-shulkin-lashes-out-at-white-house-officials-looking-to-privatize-veterans-care\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">problems in VA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I don\u2019t continue to speak out on behalf of veterans and VA employees, who is going to?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/03\/28\/trumps-surprise-pick-for-the-next-va-secretary-raises-questions\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18012779445824.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump\u2019s surprise pick for the next VA secretary raises questions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, is a relative unknown in the veterans community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shulkin, who served as VA secretary for 14 months, was fired on Wednesday after nearly two months of controversy stemming from that inspector general report, which accused him of ethics violations for using taxpayer funds to pay for his wife\u2019s airfare and accepting free Wimbledon tennis tickets from an English businesswoman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Shulkin insists that controversy was exaggerated by political operatives within the Trump administration working to undermine his moderate reform agenda and instead privatize large sections of VA health care. In multiple media interviews since his dismissal, he has warned against those special interests and portrayed himself as a political victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his interview with Military Times, Shulkin said that \u201cit\u2019s up for your readers to decide\u201d whether Trump\u2019s decision not to fire him directly was appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the president thinks a new secretary and a new leadership team will come in with a different approach and be more successful, then I support that,\u201d Shulkin said. \u201cWhen he said he was frustrated with the pace of reform, I agreed with him. This was not about me. This was about improving VA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-674141264.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-674141264.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-674141264.jpg.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-674141264.jpg.jpg?resize=768,536 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump shakes hands with  Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin on April 27, 2017, before giving remarks and signing an Executive Order on Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington. (Olivier Douliery\/Pool, Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he also warned that those changes cannot come without acknowledgement of the influence of special interests within the White House and VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI certainly hope there will continue to be people out there who want to serve and believe it is worth it to help veterans,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are still many passionate, optimistic people who are willing to fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut if my experience is a discouragement to them, then I really am fearful for VA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shulkin has said he was not given support by the White House to refute problems with the inspector general report, and that media outlets ignored that he paid back the disputed funds (days after the report release, but months after the Washington Post first made public trip details).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWashington is a hard environment to work in, and it shouldn\u2019t be this hard to serve your country,\u201d he said. \u201cYou shouldn\u2019t have to face false allegations, to have your family drug through this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Echoing his comments from recent weeks, Shulkin said he hopes ongoing questions about the travel scandal don\u2019t overshadow larger reform issues at the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m still optimistic that Congress can bring our community care plans across the finish line,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are a lot of good people still focused on helping veterans. 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