{"id":27391,"date":"2019-02-03T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/03\/trump-takes-second-swing-at-getting-navy-doctor-his-second-star\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:50:17","slug":"trump-takes-second-swing-at-getting-navy-doctor-his-second-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/02\/03\/trump-takes-second-swing-at-getting-navy-doctor-his-second-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump takes second swing at getting Navy doctor his second star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. \u2014 President Donald Trump has appointed his former doctor to be his assistant and chief medical adviser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s announcement by the White House follows Trump\u2019s decision to re-nominate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/navydata\/bios\/bio.asp?bioID=953\" target=_blank>Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson<\/a> for a second star due to inaction by the previous Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson\u2019s original nomination was put on hold last year after Trump nominated him to head the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2018\/04\/26\/ronny-jackson-texan-withdraws-consideration-head-veterans-affairs\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy doctor withdrew following allegations of professional misconduct, which the Pentagon continues to investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson has denied any wrongdoing.<\/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\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/06\/04\/defense-officials-open-investigation-into-drinking-drug-allegations-against-white-house-doctor\/\" 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=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18012779460009.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\">Defense officials open investigation into drinking, drug allegations against White House doctor<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Rear Adm. 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