Morale in the VA was pretty bad over the way their bosses reacted to the death of VA nurse Alex Pretti. “There was nothing in my in-box about this on Monday morning,” one VA employee said. All Collins said was: “We can confirm Alex Pretti was a nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. — Kristofer Goldsmith (@krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social) 2026-01-28T11:14:33.637ZRadical, politically extreme Trump loyalist and culture warrior VA Secretary Doug Collins is notably silent right now. Until/unless he echoes the propaganda from Noem and the White House about honorable VA nurse Alex Pretti.