{"id":31554,"date":"2018-04-24T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T18:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/24\/trump-suggests-jackson-may-drop-out-of-va-secretary-confirmation-process\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:48:01","slug":"trump-suggests-jackson-may-drop-out-of-va-secretary-confirmation-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2018\/04\/24\/trump-suggests-jackson-may-drop-out-of-va-secretary-confirmation-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump suggests Jackson may drop out of VA secretary confirmation process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/24\/va-secretary-nomination-in-doubt-as-allegations-of-misbehavior-emerge\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover211890\">his nominee to take over the Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> will decide in coming days whether to drop out of the confirmation process, and pledged to back his decision either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact is I wouldn\u2019t do it,\u201d Trump told reporters at a White House press conference on Tuesday. \u201cWhat does he need it for? To be abused by a bunch of politicians that aren\u2019t thinking nicely about our country. I really don\u2019t think, personally, he should do it, but it\u2019s totally his decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/24\/senate-postpones-confirmation-hearing-for-va-secretary-nominee-casting-doubt-over-his-future\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson<\/a>, who currently serves as the White House physician,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/02\/white-house-doctor-could-face-the-most-contentious-va-confirmation-process-ever\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> was nominated by Trump last month<\/a> to run the nearly $200 billion veterans bureaucracy, a promotion that caught many lawmakers and members of the veterans community by surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was scheduled to go before the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee on Wednesday for a confirmation hearing, but that event was postponed after senators expressed concerns about mounting allegations against Jackson regarding unprofessional behavior and leadership failures in the White House medical office.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/04\/02\/white-house-doctor-could-face-the-most-contentious-va-confirmation-process-ever\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18092588799359.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">White House doctor could face the most contentious VA confirmation process ever<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">No VA Secretary pick has ever received an opposition vote in the Senate. Will Dr. Ronny Jackson become the first?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators would not detail the allegations, and Trump said he was unaware of the specifics. In his remarks, he repeatedly praised Jackson as \u201cone of the finest people I have met.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, in an interview with MSNBC, Jackson said he was \u201clooking forward to the hearing so we can sit down and I can explain everything and answer all of the senators\u2019 questions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But just a few hours later, Trump suggested that Jackson may drop out of the process altogether to avoid the political fallout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat he is is a leader and a good man,\u201d Trump said in response to questions about the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to put a man, who is not a political person, through a process like this. It\u2019s too ugly and disgusting. We\u2019ll see what happens. I would stand behind him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also blamed the confirmation hearing delay on Senate Democrats, even though the postponement was announced by Republican and Democratic leaders on the committee. He suggested the allegations (which Capitol Hill sources said came from whistleblowers) were actually planted by lawmakers upset that they couldn\u2019t derail nomination of Mike Pompeo to be secretary of State, another contentious confirmation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18092588799359.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18092588799359.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18092588799359.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18092588799359.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18092588799359.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House physician and nominee for Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. Ronny Jackson arrives at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on April 2, 2018. (Andrew Harnik\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Democrats have become obstructionists, they can\u2019t do anything else,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have bad ideas. They have bad politics. The one thing they do is obstruct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to continue meetings with senators in advance of a hearing. If he opts to stay as the VA secretary nominee, the committee could reschedule another confirmation hearing the week of May 7 to consider his candidacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee ranking member Jon Tester, D-Mont., said that lawmakers are still far away from answering questions about his background and picking a new hearing date. 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