Keep in mind he’s known about this since at least 2008.
Via CNS News:
Amid increasing pressure from both Democrats and Republicans for President Obama to say something about the unfolding scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the president finally did so on Wednesday.
“I know that people are angry and want swift reckoning. I sympathize with that,” Obama said. “But we have to let the investigators do their jobs and get to the bottom of what happened. Our veterans deserve to know the facts; their families deserve to know the facts. Once we know the facts, I assure you, if there is misconduct it will be punished.”
Obama gave his statement after meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki at the White House Wednesday morning.