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David Shulkin, the veterans affairs secretary, has been
investigated by his department's inspector general, which last
month said he improperly accepted tickets to the Wimbledon
tennis tournament last summer during a government trip to
Europe.
If Shulkin is fired it would be the latest major shakeup in the
Trump administration. Early on Tuesday, Trump fired Secretary of
State Rex Tillerson after a series of rifts over policy on North
Korea, Russia and Iran.
Perry had lunch with Trump at the White House on Monday.
Department of Energy spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes said she would
not comment on what the two talked about. The energy department
did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the
report, nor did the White House.
Trump did not make a formal offer to Perry when the two men met
on Monday, the report said.
Perry was an Air Force pilot before becoming the longest serving
governor of Texas. Shortly after becoming president last year
Trump had considered Perry for the veterans affairs secretary
job.
The VA inspector general had opened an investigation into
leadership at the department after receiving an anonymous
complaint accusing Shulkin of misusing travel funds because the
trip to Europe, which cost at least $122,344, was more personal
than business.
(Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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