{"id":126116,"date":"2024-11-15T11:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T04:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126116"},"modified":"2024-11-15T11:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T04:54:01","slug":"trump-picks-doug-collins-to-serve-as-veterans-affairs-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126116","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks Doug Collins to serve as Veterans Affairs secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3hxuvtz000v2cp48u1b1xh8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-45\">Donald Trump<\/a> has announced former congressman Doug Collins as his pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3hxuwzm00003b6mnvef7xyb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe must take care of our brave men and women in uniform, and Doug will be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need,\u201d Trump said in a statement Thursday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3i05kg400003b5vr6e9zxmp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The pick is Trump\u2019s latest nod to House Republicans who remained deeply loyal during some of the most difficult moments during his first term. As the former top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, Collins was on the front lines of his party\u2019s defense against several attempts at oversight of the then-president, including during his first impeachment.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3hy87jr000e3b6mees9xi14@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Collins, a lawyer and veteran who served in Iraq, is currently an Air Force Reserve chaplain. As VA secretary, he would take over the running of a major agency responsible for looking after the interests of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/05\/30\/us\/department-of-veterans-affairs-fast-facts\/index.html\">more than 16 million veterans<\/a> \u2013 everything from education benefits to home loans, health care, funerals and disability compensation payments.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3hyz3wy00013b5vsn2jj7d3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The VA oversees one of the largest integrated health care systems in the country, which is made up of more than 170 medical centers and more than 1,000 other sites of care.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3hye9qy000j3b6myegpekmp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Collins, who represented Georgia in the US House from 2013 to 2021, was named the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee in 2019. In that role, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/07\/24\/politics\/doug-collins-judiciary-committee\/index.html\">led the Republican charge<\/a> against special counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and Trump\u2019s first impeachment trial.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3i06nx9000g3b6mmvhcteet@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Collins at times faced backlash for his defense of the then-president against his congressional colleagues. In 2020, he publicly apologized after he accused Democrats of being \u201cin love with terrorists\u201d in response to a question about Democrats\u2019 efforts to limit Trump\u2019s war powers following the assassination of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3hz6kk9000b3b5v54s9f4pm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He mounted an unsuccessful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/29\/politics\/doug-collins-senate-kelly-loeffler\/index.html\">bid for Senate<\/a> in 2020 that pitted him against then-Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who ultimately lost the seat to her Democratic opponent. During his run, Collins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/16\/politics\/georgia-senate-race-election-2020-kelly-loeffler-doug-collins\/index.html\">enjoyed the support <\/a>of some of the biggest names in the MAGA movement, undertaking a \u201cTrump Defender Statewide Tour\u201d with then- Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3i0tsmr000j3b6mcjc3yxi8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Gaetz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/13\/politics\/matt-gaetz-attorney-general\/index.html\">earlier announced<\/a> as Trump\u2019s selection to serve as the next attorney general.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3hxuvtz000w2cp4ab8w2gcd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>This story has been updated with additional details.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3hzl2ca00003b6m6n16g4hh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>CNN\u2019s Haley Britzky contributed to this report.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/14\/politics\/doug-collins-department-of-veterans-affairs-secretary\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 President-elect Donald Trump has announced former congressman Doug Collins as his pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs. \u201cWe must take care of our brave men and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126116\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}