Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein It counts as a slow week when only one Cabinet secretary is ousted, just days after an adult-film star goes on television to allege an affair with the president. The replacement of David Shulkin as Veterans Affairs secretary might barely merit a footnote in this month of uncommon turbulence. In the past four weeks, a White House communications director, a national security adviser, and a chief economic adviser all announced they were moving on, and a secretary of state was relieved of his duties via Twitter. But Shulkin’s firing could have the longest tail. He’s telling a story of political retribution and an agenda driven by private profits that he claims was pushed by the Trump administration’s “political appointees” at the VA – and he’s doing it on the record, continuing on “Good Morning America” this morning. “I have been falsely accused of things by people who wanted me out of the way,” Shulkin wrote in a New York Times op-ed. “It should not be this hard to serve your country.” Recent weeks may have emboldened President Donald Trump around his trademark disruption, with more still to come. But when others get their own platform to respond – whether that’s Stormy Daniels or David Shulkin – the counter-puncher may find himself pulling a punch or two. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks In many ways, it was the week President Trump stayed quiet. He was quiet in the face of a primetime television program airing allegat... Link to the full article to read more