Sunday, December 14, 2025

Trump loyalist at VA, Peter O’Rourke forced out

“The Trump administration has forced out a senior White House political appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs who spent months on the federal payroll doing little to no work.”

“Peter O’Rourke’s departure marks an unceremonious fall for a Trump loyalist once seen as a rising star at VA, where he nonetheless had a rocky tenure, first leading a high-profile office handling whistleblower complaints, next as chief of staff and then, for two months, as the agency’s acting secretary.”

“Since August…” Read the full article here.

Source: Trump loyalist at VA forced out after collecting pay but doing little work – By Lisa Rein and Josh Dawsey, December 11, 2018. Washington Post.

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Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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