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Article snippet: MORE. In the wake of Trump's Wednesday announcement that he would replace Shulkin with White House physician Ronny Jackson, the now-former VA secretary made a series of television appearances in which he reflected on his dismissal. "Every Cabinet member serves at the pleasure of the president and it's the president's prerogative to have a team around him that he thinks is doing the job," Shulkin told Fox News on Thursday, acknowledging that Trump "wasn't happy with the pace" at the VA. Shulkin is set to make two more TV appearances Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" and NBC's "Meet the Press," where he's sure to be pressed for details of his dismissal. One detail that remains a focus of contention is whether Shulkin was fired or resigned from his post. While the former VA secretary has maintained he was abruptly ousted, the White House asserted in a report Saturday that Shulkin stepped down. Shulkin was at least the fourth senior Trump administration official to resign or be dismissed this month. The series of shakeups began March 6 when Trump's chief economic adviser, MORE, abruptly announced he would leave the administration amid a disagreement over the president's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The following week featured the unceremonious firing of Secretary of State MORE, and continued last week with Trump's decision to replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton. After Tillerson's dis... Link to the full article to read more