The Secretary of the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Doug Collins accused the journalist of spreading “rumors” and “intuuendo” about the Ministry of Efficiency of the Ministry of the Government (Doge) at the Agency in an interview that went viral to viral Social media.
In a clip published on his X account on Tuesday, Collins faced journalist Vojne.com Patricia Kime about his article 5 February under the title: “Elon Musk Aide is now working in your -Ui accessing his computer systems.”
Collins pulled out a printed copy of the report and accused Kima of trying to “scare” the veterans, citing unconfirmed rumors of Doge’s department procedures.
“Everything that seems to be working lately has been fighting a narrative of mind and rumors … In fact, Patricia is part of it, with you,” he said, handing over to the Kimea Novine.
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“I just need your help, because when you start titles with ‘rumor’ and that ‘we heard it,’ it hurts My veteransIt scares my veterans. It scares my employees. Because that’s not true, “Collins said.
“Will you commit to doing this in the future?” He pressed the reporter.
Collins continued to say to Kime that she should have asked for a dog relationship about these rumors, to which she said she was.
Army report Cited “rumors” about Doga employees who visited Va that week “with the intention of mining information on fees and benefits for disability”.
The report was quoted by a spokesman for VA, which confirms that only one Doge employee will be in charge of recognizing waste and improvement of efficiency, but this individual has had access to veterans or user data.
Elon Musk, a president of Doge, has committed to reduce waste in the Federal Government. (Getty Images)
Collins criticized Kimea for quoting unfounded claims from the beginning, telling her that these claims about Doge or “true or false” are.
He continued to organize a journalist to quote a statement to the public from Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., In which the senator claimed that the event “may have stormed into your” that day.
It’s “unconfirmed hearing,” Collins said, saying Kimea needed to call him a “unconfirmed report.”
“So, Patricia, I want to work with you, but I need you to commit to you will not do it to me,” he said.
“It’s fair. I’m working on it,” Kime replied before trying to ask Collins a further question, but continued to press her to answer his question.
“No, I want to hear the answer first. Do you undertake not to do rumors? Because you scare my employees in Va -and you scare my veterans,” he said.
The military veteran welcomes during the ceremony in the Memorial 11. September, September 10, 2023 at the Heckscher Park, Huntington, New York. (James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
Kime pushed Collins’ characterization of her report, saying, “I deal with a problem with the breakdown of my belongings, but that’s fine.”
Collins continued to argue with Kim about his title and details in his reporting before she said, “I want to work a lot with you while we go ahead. We’ll have a lot of time together. But I won’t have a journalist who scares my employees and scares veterans. And that’s what he does.
“I am the most comprehensive va secretary we still had. I am in interviews in interviews, I do everything I can to push myself against everything I hear. So we got a team that will help you, but I also need your obligations to help us to help,” he added.
The interview clip has collected more than a million views on Collins X account in less than 24 hours.
Doug Collins swore during the hearing to confirm the Committee on Veterans Affairs in Senate in the Senate Office building Dirksen on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Administrative Editor for Vojno.com, defended Kime in a fire response posted on X and shared with Fox News Digital.
“Mr. Secretary-you have misunderstood what was in that story, the one where your own printing office confirmed the details and is quoted. Patricia will not interfere with this stupidity, she will continue with an important report she has worked for years,” Fryer-Biggs wrote on X.
When he arrived for the comment, the clerk for VA said Fox News Digital“Without citing the source, Patricia Kime reported on the” rumors “that Doga representatives would access information about compensation and benefits from the disability of VA.”
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Collins defended Doge’s reduction in Va -in the effort of a new department reform administration and better veteran serving.
In a a statement Last month, VA announced that the release of more than 1,000 employees would allow the department to divert more than $ 98 million a year in resources back to health care, benefits and services for VA users.
