David Shulkin: “I will meet you there.”

I think the way the findings were used -- were used in a political way. Not by the inspector general, but by the political appointees within V.A.

I came to Washington with the commitment to make our system work better for veterans. That's the commitment that I went to work every day. I continue to feel strongly about that. There was no reason why I would resign.

I received a phone call saying that the President wanted to make a change, and that's certainly his prerogative to do that, and that's what happened.

I wasn't willing to do that. I don't think that's the right thing for veterans and I stood up against them.