Will Shinseki Go? It's When, Not If

A handful of Democratic senators are now demanding that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resign after an inspector general’s preliminary report confirmed long wait times and manipulated records at VA hospitals. Those joining with Republicans in calling for Shinseki to go include: Sens. Mark Udall, John Walsh, Jeanne Shaheen and Al Franken. NBC’s First Read team writes that it’s a matter of when Shenseki will resign now, and it won’t happen until the White House finds a suitable replacement. An administration official told NBC News that Shinseki was on “thin ice.”

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