<div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--header-media cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="connatix-wrapper" style="width:100%;height:auto;display:block;position:relative"><div class="loading-message"><span class="loading-message__loading">LOADING</span><span class="loading-message__error">ERROR LOADING</span></div><div data-ready="true" class="connatix-player" style="position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;height:100%"><img fetchpriority="high" class="connatix-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true" alt="" src="https://img.connatix.com/1465ce5e-7d4c-4be3-a665-374114984508/1_th.jpg?crop=480:270,smart&amp;width=480&amp;height=270&amp;format=jpeg&amp;quality=60&amp;fit=crop" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9" width="100%" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>NEW YORK (AP) — Doug Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, is President-elect <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>’s choice to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>“We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform,” Trump said in a statement Thursday.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Collins is a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command. The Republican served in Congress from 2013 to 2021, and he helped defend Trump during his first impeachment process.</p></div>

The former congressman from Georgia is a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command.{ai:summary}<p>Doug Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Trump emphasized the importance of caring for veterans in his announcement.</p><p>Collins, a Republican and chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, served in Congress from 2013 to 2021 and was a defender of Trump during his first impeachment. #politics</p>

Trump Picks Former Rep. Doug Collins To Run Veterans Affairs

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