Despite calls for Tom Price to quit after trips funded by the taxpayer, he is staying put
Washington — President Donald Trump’s private jet-loving health secretary isn’t taking off just yet. Tom Price, Trump’s head of health and human services (HHS), spoke to White House chief of staff John Kelly on Wednesday and did not offer his resignation over his taxpayer-funded trips on charter jets, said a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Price is facing investigations by Congress and the HHS office of the inspector-general over what Politico has reported are at least 24 private flights, with costs totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars. Asked earlier on Wednesday whether he would fire Price, Trump said he was looking "very closely" at the possibility. "I am not happy with him," the Trump said. If Price stays, the White House may simply let him deal with the scandal himself. The White House will not defend Price’s use of charter flights for routine travel, another official said, calling it an inappropriate use of federal money. Trump is also displeased...
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