Eric Shinseki resigned Friday as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The decision was announced by President Barack Obama after a meeting with the retired four-star general at the White House to discuss widespread misconduct and mismanagement at VA medical centers. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman, praised Shinseki and called him “an American hero who courageously served his country in war, rose to be the Army chief of staff and has dedicated his distinguished career to helping his fellow soldiers and veterans. I am sad that he resigned.