VA Secretary Collins Decimates Reporter for Spreading Rumors and Unconfirmed Reports About the VA

COLLINS But I do ░░░░░░░░ a second thing Patricia ░░░░░░░░ really need to know ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ ve been fighting we ░░░░░░░░ into it a little ░░░░░░░░ in the discussion but ░░░░░░░░ of the issues that ░░░░░░░░ re having is and ░░░░░░░░ s something here I ░░░░░░░░ your help on something ░░░░░░░░ need your help because ░░░░░░░░ I seem to be ░░░░░░░░ lately is fighting back ░░░░░░░░ innuendo and rumor stories ░░░░░░░░ this is what I ░░░░░░░░ to be fighting about ░░░░░░░░ the time In fact ░░░░░░░░ part of it is ░░░░░░░░ you KIME I m ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS And I just ░░░░░░░░ your help because when ░░░░░░░░ start headlines with There ░░░░░░░░ a rumor going around ░░░░░░░░ that We ve heard ░░░░░░░░ that hurts my veterans ░░░░░░░░ scares my veterans that ░░░░░░░░ my employees because it ░░░░░░░░ not true Will you ░░░░░░░░ to not doing that ░░░░░░░░ the future KIME Well ░░░░░░░░ was a DOGE representative ░░░░░░░░ day crosstalk COLLINS I ░░░░░░░░ a VA employee who ░░░░░░░░ our DOGE liaison You ░░░░░░░░ that and you could ░░░░░░░░ that question KIME I ░░░░░░░░ ask that question COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ when you and you ░░░░░░░░ the answer But my ░░░░░░░░ here is I need ░░░░░░░░ to commit to not ░░░░░░░░ off Rumors began circulating ░░░░░░░░ I mean that s ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Well if it ░░░░░░░░ either true or false ░░░░░░░░ And then you got ░░░░░░░░ put Patty Murphy saying ░░░░░░░░ We ve heard and ░░░░░░░░ have DoJ may have ░░░░░░░░ into the VA today ░░░░░░░░ hearsay You know what ░░░░░░░░ d have done if ░░░░░░░░ was a member of ░░░░░░░░ and probably done that ░░░░░░░░ report But you didn ░░░░░░░░ put Unconfirmed report KIME ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS So Patricia I ░░░░░░░░ to work together with ░░░░░░░░ KIME OK That s ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS But I need ░░░░░░░░ to commit to me ░░░░░░░░ you re not going ░░░░░░░░ do this KIME I ░░░░░░░░ I am working on ░░░░░░░░ And I have I ░░░░░░░░ been oh actually I ░░░░░░░░ another question based on ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ No I want to ░░░░░░░░ the answer first Are ░░░░░░░░ committing not to do ░░░░░░░░ Because you re scaring ░░░░░░░░ VA employees about this ░░░░░░░░ That s fair COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ you re scaring my ░░░░░░░░ KIME I won t ░░░░░░░░ that I won t ░░░░░░░░ that COLLINS That s ░░░░░░░░ that s not a ░░░░░░░░ s not something that ░░░░░░░░ take lightly KIME But ░░░░░░░░ a rumor is different ░░░░░░░░ if I have a ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Then you source ░░░░░░░░ to our PR people ░░░░░░░░ let them know Because ░░░░░░░░ know something I ve ░░░░░░░░ people who are reporting ░░░░░░░░ right now who aren ░░░░░░░░ even calling us They ░░░░░░░░ t even get they ░░░░░░░░ t even get something ░░░░░░░░ us they don t ░░░░░░░░ call us to check ░░░░░░░░ KIME Well that s ░░░░░░░░ right COLLINS Well this ░░░░░░░░ t right either KIME ░░░░░░░░ Well that s fair ░░░░░░░░ I did call about ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Good KIME I ░░░░░░░░ call about that COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ you got the answer ░░░░░░░░ yet you still reported ░░░░░░░░ as a rumor KIME ░░░░░░░░ I didn t COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ Which is it Which ░░░░░░░░ it Is it a ░░░░░░░░ or is it you ░░░░░░░░ confirmed KIME No because ░░░░░░░░ lead was there was ░░░░░░░░ there is a DOGE ░░░░░░░░ there COLLINS OK Nobody ░░░░░░░░ nobody has hid that ░░░░░░░░ you Nobody We answered ░░░░░░░░ But it was reported ░░░░░░░░ a rumor I mean ░░░░░░░░ think about this KIME ░░░░░░░░ take issue with parsing ░░░░░░░░ my stuff but that ░░░░░░░░ fine COLLINS And and ░░░░░░░░ know and the headline ░░░░░░░░ the story Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ I don t write ░░░░░░░░ headlines COLLINS Hey I ░░░░░░░░ t care who wrote ░░░░░░░░ You re KIME I ░░░░░░░░ I have to crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ But it s your ░░░░░░░░ It s your byline ░░░░░░░░ I know I have ░░░░░░░░ push back I m ░░░░░░░░ to push back on ░░░░░░░░ and I have COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ But you think about ░░░░░░░░ it says here Elon ░░░░░░░░ aide is now working ░░░░░░░░ VA accessing computer systems ░░░░░░░░ And I mean that ░░░░░░░░ all in this KIME ░░░░░░░░ that s a true ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS No look at ░░░░░░░░ because you know what ░░░░░░░░ don t make we ░░░░░░░░ t make a a ░░░░░░░░ employee which is funny ░░░░░░░░ they re VA employees ░░░░░░░░ liaison We don t ░░░░░░░░ give them a crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ I was not told ░░░░░░░░ I was not told ░░░░░░░░ was a DoJ liaison ░░░░░░░░ We don t give ░░░░░░░░ you wrote the article ░░░░░░░░ wrote the article KIME ░░░░░░░░ was told that here ░░░░░░░░ a DOGE employee one ░░░░░░░░ employee COLLINS As we ░░░░░░░░ at this Patricia I ░░░░░░░░ you to know something ░░░░░░░░ you look at this ░░░░░░░░ and you re accessing ░░░░░░░░ systems I want to ░░░░░░░░ with you a lot ░░░░░░░░ we go forward KIME ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS We re going ░░░░░░░░ have a lot of ░░░░░░░░ together KIME That s ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS But I m ░░░░░░░░ going to have any ░░░░░░░░ scaring my employees and ░░░░░░░░ the veterans And that ░░░░░░░░ what this is doing ░░░░░░░░ s get it right ░░░░░░░░ m I am the ░░░░░░░░ transparent VA secretary we ░░░░░░░░ had yet I m ░░░░░░░░ video I m on ░░░░░░░░ I do everything I ░░░░░░░░ can to push back ░░░░░░░░ everything I m hearing ░░░░░░░░ we got a team ░░░░░░░░ will help you but ░░░░░░░░ need your commitment to ░░░░░░░░ me too. OK?”