(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)The Trump administration has forced out a senior White House political appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs who spent months on the federal payroll doing little to no work. VA Secretary Robert Wilkie asked for his resignation Friday, O’Rourke said. (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)Spokesmen for the White House and VA did not respond to requests for comment. O’Rourke’s supporters blamed the White House Personnel Office for allowing him to flounder. The new secretary tried several times to have him fired, according to VA and White House officials.

Source: Washington Post December 11, 2018 20:50 UTC