{"id":2412850,"date":"2025-03-12T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-collins-confronts-reporter-publishing-unconfirmed-hearsay\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:31:01","slug":"doug-collins-confronts-reporter-publishing-unconfirmed-hearsay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-collins-confronts-reporter-publishing-unconfirmed-hearsay\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Collins confronts reporter publishing &#8216;unconfirmed hearsay&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoug-collins-confronts-reporter-publishing-unconfirmed-hearsay%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Veterans Affairs Secretary confronts reporter publishing &lsquo;unconfirmed hearsay&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2034377\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Veterans Affairs&nbsp;Secretary<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3329937\/veterans-affairs-secretary-reveals-almost-2-billion-saved-cut-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Doug Collins\"> Doug Collins<\/a> confronted a reporter for publishing articles based on rumors.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as President Donald Trump aired grievances in a social media post about books and stories being published &ldquo;with the so-called &lsquo;anonymous,&rsquo; or &lsquo;off the record,&rsquo; quotes.&rdquo; Trump threatened to sue the writers behind the pieces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3345065\/great-american-family-increases-pressure-on-youtube-tv-to-carry-content\/\">Great American Family increases pressure on YouTube TV to carry content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3343584\/the-apprentice-amazon-prime-second-march-boycott\/\">Amazon threatened with second boycott this month for adding Trump&#8217;s Apprentice reality show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3343141\/dylan-mulvaney-rejects-activist-label-bud-light-boycott\/\">Mulvaney rejects activist label and credits transgender community for support during Bud Light boycott<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Reporter Patricia Kime was in the middle of a sit-down interview with Collins when he aired his own grievances. Their exchange was recorded, and Collins shared the clip on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I need your help. I need your help because all I seem to be doing lately is fighting back against innuendo and rumor stories,&rdquo; Collins explained. &ldquo;This is what I seem to be fighting about all time. In fact, Patricia, part of it is with you. I just need your help because when you start headlines with, &lsquo;there&rsquo;s a rumor going around&rsquo; and that &lsquo;we&rsquo;ve heard that,&rsquo; that hurts my veterans, that scares my veterans, that scares my employees because it&rsquo;s not true. Will you commit to not doing that in the future?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reporters &ndash; Please help our Veterans by NOT spreading unconfirmed rumors, hearsay and innuendo about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptVetAffairs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeptVetAffairs<\/a>. Thank you! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZbMQn5VmY\">pic.twitter.com\/rZbMQn5VmY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VA Secretary Doug Collins (@SecVetAffairs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecVetAffairs\/status\/1899576216153129187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Collins and Kime argued back and forth about her previous coverage. According to the VA secretary, Kime&rsquo;s work could use more of the word &ldquo;unconfirmed.&rdquo; Kime stood by her actions and made a soft commitment to improve. Collins referred to himself as &ldquo;the most transparent VA Secretary we&rsquo;ve had yet&rdquo; and assured her they would continue to work together.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3329937\/veterans-affairs-secretary-reveals-almost-2-billion-saved-cut-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY REVEALS ALMOST $2 BILLION SAVED IN CUT CONTRACTS\">VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY REVEALS ALMOST $2 BILLION SAVED IN CUT CONTRACTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The VA recently ended $2 billion in contracts Collins deemed no longer necessary, and roughly 1,000 employees were laid off. According to the Office of the Inspector General,&nbsp;there were almost&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaoig.gov\/reports\/national-healthcare-review\/oig-determination-veterans-health-administrations-severe-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3,000 staff shortages<\/a>&nbsp;across the department last year.<\/p>\n<p>Collins suggested further contracts could be cut to save the department even more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2034377\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2034377\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans Affairs Secretary confronts reporter publishing \u2018unconfirmed hearsay\u2019 Veterans Affairs\u00a0Secretary Doug Collins confronted a reporter for publishing articles based on rumors. 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