Many people probably don’t know the extent to which some in Congress and the media collude to push false narratives that mislead the public. Here’s a blatant example featuring the far left @propublica media outlet. 🧵 Last Friday, ProPublica sent us a host of questions and allegations regarding @DeptVetAffairs facilities around the country and set an unreasonable deadline of early Monday morning. Why the rush? Apparently, they wanted to publish their story before my Tuesday testimony in front of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

The @nytimes’ liberal bias is common knowledge. But for anyone who needs more proof, just look at the publication’s coverage of @DeptVetAffairs under President Biden as opposed to now. Here’s what I mean: 🧵 Since I became VA secretary in February, the Times has done three full-blown hit pieces on us. None of the stories has gained any traction – probably because they’re essentially just a laundry list of union-driven grievances.

True stories about the fake news: @CNN edition. 🧵 Every few days, a guy named @BrianToddCNN reaches out to us, asking for the department’s response to whatever fake controversy VA’s critics are pushing. I’m not sure what his actual beat is, but his specialty seems to be regurgitating pre-packaged opposition research VA critics prepare for him. (2/7)

Here is a true story about how the fake news operates 🧵

1/ The @WSJ reached out to us Friday with a series of vague allegations they claimed they needed VA’s help “fact checking” to make sure we “didn't see any errors” in their reporting. 2/

Here’s why we’re making changes at @DeptVetAffairs : VA health care has been on the Government Accountability Office’s high-risk list since 2015. It is still on the list to this day. 1/🧵 We are trying to fix this.
According to GAO, the high-risk list highlights “programs and operations with serious vulnerabilities to waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement, or in need of transformation.” Specifically, GAO says VA faces “system-wide challenges in overseeing patient safety and access to care, hiring critical staff, and meeting future infrastructure needs.” 2/