WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30:  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney leaves the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House after U.S. President Barack Obama announced the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki May 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. President Obama appeared in the Briefing Room again later in the day to announce that Carney will be stepping down and his deputy Josh Earnest will be the next press secretary.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)