{"id":41863,"date":"2018-04-29T15:08:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T15:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/29\/trump-says-democrat-should-quit-over-va-nomination-brouhaha\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:22:10","slug":"trump-says-democrat-should-quit-over-va-nomination-brouhaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2018\/04\/29\/trump-says-democrat-should-quit-over-va-nomination-brouhaha\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Democrat should quit over VA nomination brouhaha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A furious President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the resignation of the Democratic senator who assembled and released what he called \u201cfalse\u201d allegations that scuttled the nomination of the White House doctor who\u2019d been in line to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/26\/ronny-jackson-drops-bid-to-become-va-secretary-amid-allegations-of-drinking-mismanagement\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">lead the Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump stepped up his criticism of Montana\u2019s Jon Tester, the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans\u2019 Committee, in two tweets days after asserting that Tester \u201chas to have a big price to pay\u201d politically in the GOP friendly state for his leading role in Ronny Jackson\u2019s failed VA bid. Tester faces a competitive re-election race this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tester, in a statement, didn\u2019t directly respond to Trump but said he was committed to aiding veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At issue are allegations that Tester has said were brought to his attention by more than 20 military and retired military personnel who\u2019ve worked with Jackson. Tester said not investigating would have been \u201c<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\">a dereliction of duty<\/a>\u201d and said making them public was important for the sake of transparency.<\/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\/26\/did-the-military-miss-major-problems-with-its-white-house-medical-officer\/\" 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=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18012779445824.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\">Did the military miss major problems with its White House medical officer?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Navy officials won&#039;t say whether they will investigate the doctor who withdrew his nomination for VA secretary.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/25\/latest-allegations-against-va-nominee-jackson-drunken-driving-fake-prescriptions-abusive-leadership\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">The charges against Jackson<\/a> raised questions about his prescribing practices and leadership ability, including accusations of drunkenness on the job. Tester\u2019s office collected the allegations, which included a claim that Jackson \u201cgot drunk and wrecked a government vehicle\u201d at a Secret Service going-away party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump tweeted early Saturday that the allegations \u201care proving false. 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. Tester should resign.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18116665581742.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18116665581742.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18116665581742.jpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18116665581742.jpg.jpg?resize=768,533 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington. Jackson, President Donald Trump&#8217;s pick to lead Veterans Affairs withdrew April 26, in the wake of late-surfacing allegations about overprescribing drugs and poor leadership while serving as a top White House doctor, saying the &#8220;false allegations&#8221; against him have become a distraction. (Manuel Balce Ceneta\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said people in Montana, a state he won by 20 percentage points in 2016, \u201cwill not stand for this kind of slander.\u201d He called Jackson \u201cthe kind of man that those in Montana would most respect and admire, and now, for no reason whatsoever, his reputation has been shattered. Not fair, Tester!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before leaving for a rally in Michigan, Trump directed another tweet at Tester, likening the senator\u2019s claims against Jackson to the \u201cphony Russian Collusion\u201d accusations leveled against Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign. \u201cTester should lose race in Montana. Very dishonest and sick!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his free-wheeling remarks Saturday night, Trump told his supporters that \u201cwhat Tester did to this man is a disgrace.\u201d He also insinuated that Tester himself could be the target of allegations: \u201cI know things about Tester that I could say, too. And if I said \u2019em, he\u2019d never be elected again.\u201d He didn\u2019t elaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A written statement by Tester didn\u2019t respond directly to Trump\u2019s tweets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s my duty to make sure Montana veterans get what they need and have earned, and I\u2019ll never stop fighting for them as their Senator,\u201d it said. It also said Trump has signed eight Tester bills on veterans into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokeswoman for the committee chairman, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., declined comment Saturday on Trump\u2019s tweets. When Amanda Maddox was asked whether Isakson was troubled by Tester\u2019s release of the allegations, she cited comments the chairman made Thursday: \u201cEveryone has an obligation if they make a charge to release it. And everyone who is charged has a right to have a day in court to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House said Friday, one day after Jackson withdrew his nomination, that internal records raise doubt about some of the most serious accusations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House said its records, including police reports, show Jackson was in three minor incidents in government vehicles during the past five years, but none involved the use of alcohol and he was not found to be at fault. In one case, a side-view mirror was clipped by a passing truck. In another incident an enraged driver in Montgomery County, Maryland, allegedly punched out Jackson\u2019s window during a morning drive to Camp David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House medical unit that Jackson ran successfully passed regular controlled substance audits, according to the records for the last three years. The reviews did recommend improvements to the medical unit\u2019s handling of controlled substances, but did not find misconduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associated Press reviewed the documents Friday. They were the result of an internal White House review of allegations raised against Jackson during his brief confirmation process. The White House says the records disprove the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tester\u2019s office has not specified the time frame during which the alleged misconduct occurred, and a spokeswoman on Friday said the office would not comment until it knew more about the White House records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, the Secret Service said it has no evidence to support an allegation that its personnel intervened to prevent Jackson from disturbing former President Barack Obama during a foreign trip in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement dated Thursday, the Secret Service said it had conducted a \u201cthorough review\u201d of internal documents related to Obama\u2019s foreign trips in 2015 and interviewed people who were present. The agency said it has found \u201cno information that would indicate the allegation is accurate\u201d and no record of any incident involving Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN had reported allegations that Jackson drunkenly banged on the hotel room door of a female employee and that Secret Service personnel intervened out of concern that he would wake Obama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson has denied the accusations, calling them \u201cbaseless and anonymous attacks\u201d on his character and integrity that are \u201ccompletely false and fabricated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democratic staff on the Senate committee also claimed Jackson had doled out such a large supply of a prescription opioid that staffers panicked because they thought the drugs were missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They said their allegations were based on conversations with 23 of Jackson\u2019s current and former colleagues 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