US President Donald Trump’s embattled Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned amid a raging scandal over his use of expensive private planes for official travel, with the media speculating the names of two Indian-Americans as possible candidates to replace him.
Price, 62, resigned yesterday, saying he regretted that “recent events have created a distraction” from the work of the health department.
The names of two Indian-Americans — Seema Verma and Bobby Jindal — have emerged as possible candidates.
He previously apologised after making 26 private flights since May.
Government officials, except those dealing with national security matters, are required to take commercial flights for work related travel. The total combined cost for Price’s flights exceeded $1 million, according to media reports.