Trump nominates former Rep. Doug Collins for Secretary of Veterans Affairs

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 8 minutes ago


President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he has nominated Doug Collins to serve as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

"Doug is a Veteran himself, who currently serves our Nation as a Chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserve Command, and fought for our Country in the Iraq War. We 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," Trump said in a statement on the nomination.

Collins is a former Representative from Georgia, where he represented Georgia's 9th District from 2013 to 2021. He was for a time the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee and also served on House committees for Appropriations, Public Safety & Homeland Security and Defense and Veterans Affairs.

He has been a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve since 2002, where he serves as a chaplain with the rank of Colonel.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/trump-nominates-former-rep-doug-collins-for-secretary-of-veterans-affairs

[JT45242]

1. Let's see him do that job with 20% of current funding

Did he read project 2025...does he understand his job is to get those losers and suckers off their entitlement programs?

[badhair77]

2. He's a special kind of nasty.

I remember watching him in hearings and couldn’t believe he actually has a divinity degree. I’m betting he takes away services rather than increases them.

[Bluejeans]

3. No corporate or enterprise managerial experience? Wow, is Doug Collins open for a trial by fire!

The Department of Veterans Affairs is a huge organization with a $300+ Billion budget, workforce of 412,000+, 170 medical centers or outpatient clinics, 135 national cemeteries and dozens of benefits programs to match.

Doug Collins, while he's accomplished a lot in his military, political and ministerial careers does not have any corporate or enterprise management expertise on the scale of an organization the size of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

If Doug Collins is confirmed to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs, he's in for a trial by fire. And problems with the VA always blow back on the President!

[pfitz59]

4. Air Force Chaplains are notoriously dominionist

and evangelical. This doofus is a soul killer.