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Trump Pressured By Key Veteran Groups to Fire VA Secretary Robert Wilkie
On 12/16/20 at 6:21 PM EST
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is pictured during an event at the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 2020.
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Six major veterans groups are calling on President Donald Trump to fire Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie during his final weeks in office.
On Wednesday, leaders from the American Legion, AMVETS, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Vietnam Veterans of America signed a letter urging Trump to remove Wilkie following a VA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report about his handling of a sexual assault allegation brought forth by a disabled veteran.
6 Major Veterans Orgs to White House: Fire VA Secretary Wilkie Now
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Fox Park Pavilion in Wildwood, N.J., on June 19, 2020. (Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
16 Dec 2020
The nation s top veterans organizations sent a letter Wednesday to the White House, calling on President Donald Trump to fire Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie.
Responding to a VA Office of Inspector General report issued last week that found Wilkie had questioned the integrity of a Navy Reserve lieutenant commander who works for the House Veterans Affairs Committee, six veterans service organizations wrote Trump calling for the secretary s removal.
2020 saw the Guard used the most since World War II. Is a retention crisis looming? December 13, 2020
Soldiers from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve participate in a reenlistment ceremony Sept. 26, 2020, near Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo. (Spc. Miguel Ruiz/Army National Guard) In the halls of the National Guard Bureau’s headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, many have been calling 2020 “The Year of the Guard” due to an unprecedented level of high-profile domestic activations for its troops. From daring wildfire rescues to pandemic and civil disturbance response, the Guard has played a central role in protecting Americans at home this year.
2020 saw the Guard used the most since World War II. Is a retention crisis looming? December 13, 2020 Soldiers from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve participate in a reenlistment ceremony Sept. 26, 2020, near Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo. (Spc. Miguel Ruiz/Army National Guard) In the halls of the National Guard Bureau’s headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, many have been calling 2020 “The Year of the Guard” due to an unprecedented level of high-profile domestic activations for its troops. From daring wildfire rescues to pandemic and civil disturbance response, the Guard has played a central role in protecting Americans at home this year.