Washington – President Donald Trump’s health secretary has resigned, after his travel on costly charter flights triggered investigations and angered his boss.
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Tom Price’s partial repayment and public regrets couldn’t save his job.
The Health and Human Services secretary became the first member of the president’s Cabinet to leave office in a turbulent young administration that has seen several high-ranking White House aides ousted. Price served less than 8 months.
Trump had said he was “not happy” with Price for hiring private charters on the taxpayer’s dime for official travel, when cheaper commercial flights would have worked.
The flap over Price has overshadowed Trump’s agenda and prompted scrutiny of other Cabinet members’ travel. The House Oversight and Government Reform committee has launched a broad investigation of top political appointees.
DRAIN THE SWAMP OF TOXIC TRUMPF’S CORRUPT AND INEPT APPOINTEES. moochie. gorsuch. sepp bannon. price. Who is next?
Good riddance to that bureaucrat, who would take private jets from D.C., to Philadelphia, when he could have taken the Amtrak. He should be made to repay the entire cost of all of those private jet flights. Also, any other cabinet secretary who did the same thing should do likewise.