‘I Judge a Man by His Actions’: Veterans Affairs Secretary Backs Trump After Unsourced Atlantic Report

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie speaks during the daily briefing on COVID-19 at the White House in Washington, on March 18, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie defended President Donald Trump amid the controversy caused by a recent Atlantic report that cited unnamed sources claiming that Trump made disparaging comments about deceased U.S. service members.

Asked by CNN host Dana Bash about whether he had ever heard Trump making comments to such effect about veterans or U.S. service members, Wilkie responded “absolutely not.”