Trump Nominates Ex-Rep As Veterans Affairs Secretary

The Military Times reports:

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced former Georgia congressman Doug Collins as his pick to be the next Veterans Affairs Secretary, filling another key Cabinet post with a military veteran.

The announcement of Collins, 58, came as a surprise to many within the veterans community, since he had not been mentioned in recent reports for candidates under consideration for the post.

Collins has served as a legal counsel for Trump since leaving Congress three years ago. He also appeared on the campaign trail with Trump throughout the summer, backing the former president’s re-election bid.

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Collins gave up his House seat in 2020 for a failed bid for the US Senate after leading Trump’s recount crusade in Georgia. Also in 2020, he

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