It bears noting that there is no reason to believe Tester did anything besides relay the anonymous accounts of 23 people who worked with Jackson — many of whom, according to Tester, were active military. The allegations include Jackson passing out pills like the “Candyman,” getting drunk on the job and generally being an awful colleague. And some of it has been substantiated, including reportedly by Vice President Pence's doctor, who raised concerns about Jackson's conduct last fall, according to CNN's Manu Raju.
It is conspicuous that no Republican senators seem to be standing up for Jackson like Trump did. Tester’s counterpart on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), hasn’t cried foul about Tester’s actions. In fact, his office said Saturday that he “doesn’t have a problem with how things were handled.” If this were really about Democratic obstruction, as Trump claims, you would think some fellow Republicans would be pretty heated too. But either they think the allegations have merit, or they are just as glad to get a pass on an underqualified nominee they never loved in the first place.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...h-about-ronny-jackson/?utm_term=.72cc617bd64a
Ronny Jackson is extremely unqualified to lead the VA and now he won't. He should have never been nominated to begin with. Trump's administration was negligent in doing the most basic of vetting which should be performed prior to any Cabinet nomination is made. Trump's incompetence is exposed on a nearly a daily basis.
It is conspicuous that no Republican senators seem to be standing up for Jackson like Trump did. Tester’s counterpart on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), hasn’t cried foul about Tester’s actions. In fact, his office said Saturday that he “doesn’t have a problem with how things were handled.” If this were really about Democratic obstruction, as Trump claims, you would think some fellow Republicans would be pretty heated too. But either they think the allegations have merit, or they are just as glad to get a pass on an underqualified nominee they never loved in the first place.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...h-about-ronny-jackson/?utm_term=.72cc617bd64a
Ronny Jackson is extremely unqualified to lead the VA and now he won't. He should have never been nominated to begin with. Trump's administration was negligent in doing the most basic of vetting which should be performed prior to any Cabinet nomination is made. Trump's incompetence is exposed on a nearly a daily basis.