Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie dismissed President Donald Trump's previous comments about prisoners of war as "politics" and denied the President made disparaging comments about fallen US service members./Credit:	Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie dismissed President Donald Trump's previous comments about prisoners of war as "politics" and denied the President made disparaging comments about fallen US service members./Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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VA secretary dismisses Trump POW remarks as 'politics' and denies President made disparaging comments about fallen Marines

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie on Sunday dismissed President Donald Trump's previous comments about prisoners of war as "politics" and denied the President made disparaging comments about fallen US service members.