Senator offers new details on allegations against VA nominee

[riversedge]

Source: The hill




By Jordain Carney - 04/24/18 06:46 PM EDT




Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Tuesday provided new details about the allegations facing Ronny Jackson, President Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Tester said the allegations against Jackson center on three things.

"Well they fall in three different areas: improper dispensing of prescription drugs, repeatedly drunk while on duty while traveling and creating a toxic work environment," Tester, the top Democrat on the Senate's Veterans' Affairs Committee, told NPR's "All Things Considered."

Tester's remarks are some of the most detailed public comments senators have offered since the decision to postpone Jackson’s confirmation hearing.

He said the committee had heard from 20 individuals either actively in the military or retired from the military. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) separately told reporters earlier Tuesday that number of individuals contacting the committee about Jackson was in the double digits.

"I think we heard the same story from enough people repeatedly that there's a lot of smoke there," Tester said.


Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Tuesday provided new details about the allegations facing Ronny Jackson, President Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Pressed on the three areas of allegations, Tester said Jackson allegedly created "an environment where the staff felt like they needed to walk on eggshells."

"Some of the exact words were that were used ... were abusive toward staff, very explosive personality. Belittles the folks underneath him. ... Screamed toward staff," he said.

Tester added that the allegations of drinking while on duty involve while Jackson was traveling.

"In the previous administration we were told stories where he was repeatedly drunk while on duty where his main job was to take care of the most powerful man in the world. That's not acceptable," he said.................................

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/384715-senator-offers-new-details-on-allegations-against-va-nominee

[Angry Dragon]

1. +45,000

[BigmanPigman]

2. The fucking moron spoke with him today and supposedly gave him a zillion

opportunities to back out of the situation but the doctor wants to go through with it. Not only is he NOT qualified for such a huge and important position, but he has all this baggage that is finally coming to light. Why would anyone want to go through these hoops for in the first place?

[BobTheSubgenius]

17. Exactly my thinking.

How can he NOT be looking for the closest exit???

[gay texan]

20. People like that love power

They think they are better than everyone else.

[sheshe2]

3. What a perfect trump candidate.

Kudos,

Drunk, out of control. Abusive. Incompetent. Liar. A Physician? My ass.

[Ligyron]

4. Right?

No wonder Dump likes him. Man after his own heart.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. On the other hand...

tRump would drive anyone to drink and be temperamental, LOL.

Me thinks this guy is going down, down, down. No business near the VA. I suppose tRump's staff figured since their goal is to privatize the VA, who they appointed wouldn't matter. Same as the other incompetents they've placed in other areas.

...... ..........

[GusBob]

18. Well, here is what President Obama hand wrote on his performance review:

"He has earned my complete trust and respect"

Apparently he had a lot of people fooled

I don't think BO would nominate him for the VA without a thorough vetting though

[DeminPennswoods]

19. That was a pretty standard FITREP

If the immediate promotion verbiage isn't included, it means you are a dud and shouldn't/won't be promoted and should prepare for your life's work after the military. It's possible Jackson was below zone, meaning he was junior to the other officers competing to make flag (1 star Adm), though, too and that's why the language was there.

[mobeau69]

6. Watching him now on AC360. He's toast. nt

[mobeau69]

7. Tester said he's known as "Candy Man" by the WH staff.

Only the best.

[uncle ray]

8. was this asshole drunk while caring for our last real President? n/t.

[Hamlette]

9. yes

Tester said on AC360 that he was drunk when he accompanied Obama, not Trump.

[GusBob]

13. Oh great now they will blame Obama. Eom

[mountain grammy]

14. You know what?

If that’s true Obama should have fired him. I’m a bit upset President Obama didn’t deal with this bad actor. Certainly there must be plenty of honorable doctors available.

I thought that when he made his statement about trump..why didn’t Obama fire this clown?

[Hekate]

10. Well, you can smell alcohol, & if they drink enough it just seeps out their pores the next day...

It's a very distinctive odor. So maybe he supplemented his alcoholism with pills by day. Whatthehell. Who is supposed to be supervising him?

[Cracklin Charlie]

11. So he nominated Dr. Feelgood...

Sounds about right.

[Judi Lynn]

12. VA nominee drunkenly banged on female employee's door during overseas trip, sources say

VA nominee drunkenly banged on female employee's door during overseas trip, sources say
Juana Summers CNN Digital Expansion DC Manu Raju
By Juana Summers and Manu Raju, CNN
Updated 9:10 PM ET, Tue April 24, 2018

(CNN)During an overseas trip in 2015, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, was intoxicated and banged on the hotel room door of a female employee, according to four sources familiar with the allegation.

The incident became so noisy, one source familiar with the allegation told CNN, that the Secret Service stopped him out of concern that he would wake then-President Barack Obama.

Two sources who previously worked in the White House Medical Unit described the same incident, with one former staffer telling CNN that it was "definitely inappropriate, in the middle of the night," and that it made the woman uncomfortable.

At the time, the incident was reported up the chain of command, and it is one of multiple drunken episodes involving Jackson on overseas trips, according to a source familiar.

More:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/politics/ronny-jackson-door-allegations/index.html

[Roy Rolling]

15. Trump Medical Evaluation

It really makes you wonder how credible the good doctor is when reporting on the health of the man who promised him a cabinet job for a clean bill of health.

No conflict here at all.

[HopeAgain]

16. No wonder Trump likes him

Birds of a feather...