{"id":24230,"date":"2019-12-10T21:07:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/10\/trumps-white-house-doc-a-former-flag-running-for-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:30:11","slug":"trumps-white-house-doc-a-former-flag-running-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2019\/12\/10\/trumps-white-house-doc-a-former-flag-running-for-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s White House doc, a former flag, running for Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 A former White House physician who President Donald Trump picked last year to lead the Department of Veteran Affairs before his nomination was derailed by professional misconduct allegations filed paperwork Monday to run for a rural congressional seat in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Navy Rear Adm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/navydata\/bios\/bio.asp?bioID=953\" target=_blank>Ronny Jackson<\/a> joins a crowded field of Republican hopefuls running to replace Rep. 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He had declared Trump in excellent health and was a surprise choice last year for secretary of Veterans Affairs, but his nomination unraveled over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/06\/04\/defense-officials-open-investigation-into-drinking-drug-allegations-against-white-house-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\">allegations of drinking on the job and over-prescribing drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson called the allegations \u201ccompletely false and fabricated\u201d but ultimately withdrew his name from consideration for the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/02\/03\/trump-takes-second-swing-at-getting-navy-doctor-his-second-star\/\" 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\/AP18116665581742.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\">Trump takes second swing at getting Navy doctor his second star<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson has been accused of professional misconduct, allegations he strongly denies.<\/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\">Trump had been<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/02\/03\/trump-takes-second-swing-at-getting-navy-doctor-his-second-star\/\" target=\"_blank\"> impressed with Jackson\u2019s performance<\/a>, telling aides that he liked Jackson\u2019s smooth turn before the cameras and ability to field reporters\u2019 questions as he offered a glowing report on the president\u2019s physical and mental well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During one extraordinary briefing with reporters, Jackson extolled Trump\u2019s \u201cincredible genes\u201d and joked that he might have lived to be 200 years old if he had eaten healthier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thornberry, a former chairman of the Armed Services Committee, is one of six House Republicans in Texas who are retiring next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His district that runs through the Texas Panhandle is safely Republican. 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