Not him personally but his appointees are doing the work he campaigned on - from CBS News:
Hundreds of VA officials fired since Trump's inauguration
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that more than 500 officials have been fired for misconduct since President Trump took office earlier this year, according to data posted online. (PDF file)
In an effort for more transparency and accountability within the VA, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin announced that a public list of employee "accountability actions" will be posted online and updated weekly.
The list outlines a total of 747 disciplinary actions including 526 employees who were fired since January 20. The actions affected a myriad of positons ranging from a tractor operator to VA attorneys.The list does not include employee names due to privacy reasons but does note the employee's position and VA region.
"Veterans and taxpayers have a right to know what we're doing to hold our employees accountable and make our personnel actions transparent," Secretary Shulkin said in a statement.
Great news - until now, there was zero accountability. If someone royally screwed up at the VA, they would be put on administrative leave and they would then quietly show up at a different office in a different city and get back to "work" often with a pay raise for their troubles. This is the direct outcome of the law that Presidident Trump signed in June
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