Early Friday morning, embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki made apologies on the failures in the VA system. Shinseki replied to an interim inspector general report that found “systemic” problems with clinics lying about patient wait times among other things. Just bad practices.
President Obama had been recieving heat from both political parties to get rid of Shinseki, who has now resigned. The president has released a statement. Check it out down bottom.
“A few minutes ago, Secretary Shinseki offered me his own resignation. With considerable regret, I accepted,” Obama said, after meeting with Shinseki at the White House.
As Shinseki spoke on the VA healthcare issues, he seemed inconsiderate. “It is systemic,” he said. “I will not defend it, because it is indefensible.” This, along with multiple calls to Shinseki and the President has led to his departure.
