Sep 29, 2017 - Politics & Policy

Trump will decide whether to fire Price "tonight"

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP

Just before heading to New Jersey for the weekend, Trump stopped and told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House that he'll make a decision about Health and Human Service Secretary Tom Price's future in the administration tonight, per a pool report. Trump called him a "very good man."

This comes after reports that Price has spent more than $1 million on charter and military flights funded by taxpayers' dollars and announced he will repay those costs.

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