{"id":79084,"date":"2018-04-26T10:05:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T14:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=79084"},"modified":"2018-04-26T10:05:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T14:05:24","slug":"ronny-jackson-withdraws-name-from-va-director-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=79084","title":{"rendered":"Ronny Jackson withdraws name from VA director nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Admiral Doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew his name from nomination for the Director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, according to Fox News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The announcement comes after more allegations surfaced overnight, including that he crashed a government car while drunk.<\/p>\n

Trump still defended Jackson Thursday morning and described the allegations as false.<\/p>\n

“He would have done a great job, he has a tremendous heart,” Trump said in an interview on “Fox & Friends.” “These are false accusations, they are trying to destroy a man.”<\/p>\n

Jackson had denied the allegations against him and as recently as Wednesday said he was looking forward to answering \u201ceverybody\u2019s questions.\u201d<\/p>\n

But on Thursday morning, he pulled his name.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe allegations against me are completely false and fabricated,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cIf they had any merit, I would not have been selected, promoted and entrusted to serve in such a sensitive and important role as physician to three presidents over the past 12 years.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From CNBC<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The doctor’s withdrawal follows a bombshell New York Times report Wednesday that said Jackson allegedly provided a “large supply” of the opioid Percocet to a White House staffer, and wrecked a government car while intoxicated.<\/p>\n

After that story was published online, Jackson told reporters that he “did not wreck a car.” Jackson, who is Trump’s personal physician in the White House, also said his nomination is “still moving ahead as planned” before walking away from reporters.<\/p>\n

Jackson also allegedly wrote himself prescriptions, and after he was caught doing so he asked a physician assistant to provide the medication, the Times reported, citing a Democratic Senate staff summary of alleged conduct by Jackson.<\/p>\n

The summary is based on testimony from 23 current and former colleagues of Jackson.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, I’m pretty sure this didn’t happen. The man served at the White House for 12 years for three presidents. I know what it takes to work in the White House and allegations like this would have ended his work there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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