Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed At Reducing Veteran Suicides

President Trump has just signed an executive order, aimed at reducing veteran suicides.

The order creates a new Cabinet-level task force, run by Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie, but that also includes the defense, health and human services and homeland security secretaries. The task force’s job is to create a “public health roadmap” to improve veterans’ quality of life and end veteran suicides. It’s unclear what that will look like yet.

“We’re going to take care of them like never before,” the president said of veterans, adding veterans are the country’s “single greatest national treasure.”

Today, President Trump confronted a solemn crisis by signing an executive order to help end the national tragedy of veteran suicide. pic.twitter.com/bseUD3FJpb

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 5, 2019

NEW: President Trump signs an executive order establishing a new task force aimed at combatting the suicide epidemic among U.S. veterans https://t.co/83aVtNCfxW pic.twitter.com/YrQXdCx0Lb

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 5, 2019

Shortly after, Trump went off topic with reporters.

"The witch hunt continues," President Trump says when asked about the investigation into Jared Kushner's security clearance.

"I guess we got 81 letters … (Democrats) want to do that instead of getting legislation passed … it's a disgrace," he adds https://t.co/5Msb0QzJY9 pic.twitter.com/8DJAHhPU89

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 5, 2019

He’s not wrong… Aaaaaaaaanyway.