Article snippet: Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is out as the head of that agency, marking another high profile departure from President Donald Trump's cabinet. Trump nominated Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson to the post — the president also recently nominated Jackson to receive a second star, promoting him to the rank of rear admiral. Jackson has served as the White House physician in the past three administrations. In January, Jackson visited the White House briefing room and gave a glowing review of Trump's health. "I told the president if he'd had a better diet over the last 20 years he could have lived to 200 years old," Jackson told reporters when asked about how to reconcile the president’s penchant for McDonald’s and Diet Cokes with what Jackson deemed his “excellent” health. "The answer is he has incredibly good genes, it's just the way God made him," Jackson said. A lone holdover from the Obama administration, Shulkin has butted heads with Trump over issues of veterans care, but it was an internal investigation alleging ethics violations and a misuse of taxpayer dollars that helped seal Shulkin's fate. That inspector general's report found he improperly accepted a gift of Wimbledon tickets during a work trip to Europe last summer, drawing him into the wave of Trump cabinet officials accused of unethical behavior. The trip itself cost taxpayers at least $122,334 and was comprised of mostly sightseeing, the report said. That accusation of excessiv... Link to the full article to read more