On the recordApril 1, 2018
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.
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transcripts.cnn.comDavid Shulkin: “I received a phone call saying that the President wanted to make a change, and that's certainly his prerogative to do…”
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Shulkin explains that he was informed by the President about a change in his position, indicating it was the President's decision.
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