U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) is demanding the media hold the Democrats’ “feet to the fire” and find out “how many” Democrats in the House and Senate “are willing to say whether or not they’ve been vaccinated?”
When told by a reporter every Democrat in the House and Senate is fully vaccinated, Jackson wanted “evidence.”
The press, especially CNN, has kept a running tally for months of every member of the House and Senate and their vaccination status. Continue reading.
Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas has been facing a scandal involving his conduct while serving as White House medical adviser — a position he held under President Barack Obama and later, under President Donald Trump. The U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General’s Office, following an investigation, has concluded that Jackson made “sexual and denigrating” commentsabout a female medical subordinate. And when CNN reporter Daniella Diaz asked Jackson about the allegations, the GOP congressman couldn’t get away from her fast enough.
According to CNN reporters Manu Raju, Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, “After interviewing 78 witnesses and reviewing a host of White House documents, investigators concluded that Jackson, who achieved the rank of rear admiral (in the U.S. Navy), failed to treat his subordinates with dignity and respect, engaged in inappropriate conduct…. On a presidential trip to Manila from April 22, 2014, to April 29, 2014, four witnesses who traveled with then-President Barack Obama and Jackson said that Jackson became intoxicated and made inappropriate comments about a female medical subordinate.”
When Diaz saw Jackson, she introduced herself and told him, “I’m wondering if we could get your reaction to the report we broke last night” — and he abruptly responded, “I’ve already submitted a segment.” Continue reading.
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Tex.), a former White House physician to two presidents, bullied his staff, made inappropriate sexual comments about a female subordinate and exhibited an array of other concerning behavior, according to a Defense Department inspector general report released Wednesday.
Jackson’s former colleagues greatly disapproved of his conduct and leadership within the White House Medical Unit, including incidents where he screamed, belittled staff and erupted into fits of rage, which demoralized nurses and doctors, the report found.
Out of 60 people interviewed about Jackson’s command climate, only 13 had positive experiences to share, investigators said in the report, which was first reported by CNN. Continue reading.
Ronny Jackson is one of 15 candidates in a crowded Republican primary. And the White House hasn’t gone out of its way to help.WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Dressed in cowboy boots and jeans, with an American flag pin on his lapel, Dr. Ronny L. Jackson rolled up at the Red River Harley-Davidson outpost to make his pitch to voters.
“I just came from the White House,” Dr. Jackson, the former White House physician, told the small crowd gathered upstairs from the Harley showroom. “I’ve been working side by side with the president. I know all the cabinet secretaries. I have their cellphones. I know the chief of staff, the national security adviser. I can pick the phone up and I can call them. They’re all friends of mine.”
Dr. Jackson left the West Wing in December after rising from President Trump’s physician to his unlikely pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs to Trump administration roadkill when he was forced to withdraw his name from consideration amid allegations related to his professional conduct. Continue reading.
President Donald Trump on Saturday named Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson as chief medical adviser and assistant to the president.
Jackson, the president’s former physician and once his nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs before, was also nominated for a promotion to a two-star admiral on Friday.
The dual announcements came ahead of Trump’s annual physical, which is scheduled for Feb. 8 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
View the complete February 2 article by Christian Vasquez on the Politico website here.
Former doctor to President Donald Trump, Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, is reportedly up for a “second star” while he under investigation by the Defense Department Inspector General’s Office. An official told Task and Purpose Jackson was nominated by the White House for “rear admiral upper half (2-star)” and submitted the nomination in Jan. 2019. The nomination was reportedly sent over to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 15, but is not close to a vote. The Inspector General’s Office confirmed to The Washington Postlast year that it was looking into allegations against Jackson’s conduct—which reportedly include accusations of overprescribing drugs and the creation of a “hostile working environment.” Inspector general’s office spokesman Bruce Anderson told the website on Friday the investigation is “still ongoing.” Jackson was nominated to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, but withdrew his nomination in April 2018 after the allegations were made public.
View the complete February 1 post on the Daily Beast website here.
