President Trump Feuds With Democrat Jon Tester Over Ronny Jackson Nomination
On Saturday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to blast Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) calling him “very dishonest and sick,” over his opposition of 12-year White House physician Ronny Jackson’s nomination for secretary of veterans affairs due to allegations that arose against him.
In a speech on Saturday night, Trump said he had “dirt” on Tester, but refused to elaborate.
Since the president first nominated Jackson last month, both Democrats and Republicans have expressed their skepticism in the White House physician’s ability to lead the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
After nearly two dozen complaints from current and former colleagues in the weeks that followed, Tester, the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee expressed his own concerns about handing the reigns of the second largest government agency over to a man who’s accused of making liberal use of prescription pain medications and crashing a car while intoxicated at a White House function, something Jackson denies.
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!
A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.
In a series of tweets, Trump defended Jackson saying that “allegations made by Senator Jon Tester against Admiral/Doctor Ron Jackson are proving false,” and that “the secret service is unable to confirm (in fact they deny) any of the phony Democrat charges which have absolutely devastated the wonderful Jackson family.”
On Thursday, Jackson officially withdrew his name from consideration for the position. At the White House on Wednesday, Jackson denied having wrecked a government car saying “I have no idea where that is coming from.”
Tester is locked in a tough re-election campaign in a state that went overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016.
On July 4, the Guadalupe River rose several feet, leading to a series of floods…
Since taking office in January, the Trump Administration has largely fallen behind on its goal…
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower court order that blocked President Donald Trump's executive…
Senate Republicans approved the use of a “current policy baseline” as part of President Donald…
President Donald Trump praised the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) but suggested…
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump's attempts to cancel several hundred National Institutes…