 These disagreements led the Mar-A-Lago Crowd to believe they could no longer rely on Secretary Shulkin's compliance, led by Perlmutter the Crowd moved to have Shulkin, the deputy secretary, and the chief of staff removed.Shulkin appealed to White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly but to no avail as Kelly lacked any authority over the Mar-A-Lago Crowd.Shulkin was removed from office in March and Marc Sherman was present at the VA to greet Shulkin's replacement Robert L. Wilkie the next morning when he showed up to work.