{"id":58967,"date":"2018-05-02T22:24:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T22:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/02\/white-house-meets-with-va-candidates-after-jackson-withdraws\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:02:48","slug":"white-house-meets-with-va-candidates-after-jackson-withdraws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2018\/05\/02\/white-house-meets-with-va-candidates-after-jackson-withdraws\/","title":{"rendered":"White House meets with VA candidates after Jackson withdraws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The White House is considering a number of candidates to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after White House physician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/26\/ronny-jackson-drops-bid-to-become-va-secretary-amid-allegations-of-drinking-mismanagement\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Ronny Jackson withdrew<\/a> his nomination for the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials said the president intends to take some time finding the right person to lead the sprawling federal agency with 360,000 employees serving 9 million veterans. It\u2019s a marked contrast from how President Donald Trump picked Jackson for the post in March after firing former Obama administration official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/03\/28\/shulkin-out-trump-fires-va-secretary-after-weeks-of-controversy\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">David Shulkin<\/a> following an ethics scandal and mounting rebellion within the agency.<\/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\/04\/26\/five-candidates-to-be-the-next-va-secretary-nominee\/\" 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=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0092.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\">Five candidates to be the next VA secretary nominee<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Now that Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson has dropped out, who will lead Trump&#039;s veterans&#039; reforms?<\/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\">White House aides were meeting Wednesday with former Florida Rep. Jeff Miller, a Republican congressman who once led the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee. And White House staffers planned to meet Thursday with Ron Nichol, a senior adviser to The Boston Consulting Group, who helped oversee the president\u2019s transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials are also considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/30\/lawsuit-calls-acting-va-secretary-wilkies-appointment-illegal-demands-immediate-removal\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie<\/a> for a permanent role. Wilkie, a former Pentagon undersecretary for personnel and readiness, is well-regarded within the administration, including among White House chief of staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations, said none of the potential candidates to lead the VA have meetings scheduled with Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson withdrew last week amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/26\/did-the-military-miss-major-problems-with-its-white-house-medical-officer\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">allegations related to his workplace practices<\/a>, including improperly prescribing medication. The president has complained that Jackson, who denied the allegations, faced unfair attacks on his character.<\/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\/04\/29\/trump-says-democrat-should-quit-over-va-nomination-brouhaha\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18116840878857.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 says Democrat should quit over VA nomination brouhaha<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A furious President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the resignation of the Democratic senator who assembled and released what he called \u201cfalse\u201d allegations that scuttled the nomination of the White House doctor who\u2019d been in line to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/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\">Trump made the decision to nominate Jackson, a career military doctor who lacked significant management experience, without consulting most of his senior advisers. 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