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- President Barack Obama’s former deputy chief of staff Jim Messina criticized President Donald Trump’s pick for Veterans Affairs secretary on Friday, calling the nominee “the worst choice you could possibly imagine.”
- Trump nominated US Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson to be his next Veterans Affairs secretary on Wednesday.
- Although he spoke highly of Jackson’s character, Messina said the doctor is unqualified to lead the US’s second-largest federal agency.
A former Obama official railed against President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate US Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson as Veterans Affairs secretary by offering an analogy that illustrated how he believes Jackson is unqualified for the job.
Jim Messina, who once served as President Barack Obama’s deputy chief of staff, said that nominating Jackson, who served as a physician under Obama and Trump and is now on deck to lead the VA pending confirmation, “was the worst choice you could possibly imagine.”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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