After weeks of rumors and speculation, embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is out.

President Donald Trump is nominating his personal physician Ronny L. Jackson to replace Shulkin, according to a tweet the president posted Wednesday afternoon. Shulkin later responded to his termination in an opinion piece in The New York Times.

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Pinky Cole's Ponce City Market location in Atlanta, Georgia, 'Bar Vegan', during lunch time on April 5, 2024. (Jamie Spaar for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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