Trump Taunts Tester
The LiarInChief is calling on Montana Senator Jon Tester (D) to resign his U.S. Senate seat claiming that the allegations made by Senator Tester against Trump's nominee to lead the VA are "...proving false."
Given that the allegations stem from interviews with nearly two dozen people who were exposed to Dr. Jackson during his time in the White House Medical Unit, they cannot be easily dismissed. While the White House claims documents they released exonerate Jackson, that's not entirely correct. There was a Navy Inspector General report published in 2012 that declared the White House Medical Unit to be a "...toxic workplace..." and that suggested one or both of the two ranking physicians (one of whom was Dr. Jackson) should be reassigned.
Anyone who thinks that the Secret Service would make a record of their having stopped Dr. Jackson from creating a disturbance that might have awakened then-President Obama doesn't know how things work. Such things are almost always kept on the QT and no records made, to avoid those records coming back later to haunt the principals.
But let's assume for a moment that the allegations are false, to deal with the Trump narrative that those who make false allegations should be forced to resign. Consider the following:
Politifact rated this statement as false. They said the same about this false allegation against John Podesta.
You can read their analysis of this falsehood here.
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More than likely, a good portion of the allegations against Dr. Jackson are true, to some degree. Was he a bit "loose" in writing prescriptions for White House staffers? I can believe that. The White House acknowledges that there were at least three incidents where a vehicle Dr. Jackson was driving was involved in a mishap. How about releasing the unredacted Reports of Survey from those accidents? Was a field sobriety test conducted? Was a breathalyzer or blood test done?
The real problem here can be found in the utter lack of vetting of the nominee prior to Trump making the announcement. He just doesn't get that his personal barometer about people is not sufficient to determine who is and isn't qualified to be a member of his Cabinet. He doesn't understand that he needs to ensure a nominee will not have the nomination go badly in the process, as it looks bad for him.
As long as he acts first and thinks later (if ever), he's doomed to one big mistake after another.
Given that the allegations stem from interviews with nearly two dozen people who were exposed to Dr. Jackson during his time in the White House Medical Unit, they cannot be easily dismissed. While the White House claims documents they released exonerate Jackson, that's not entirely correct. There was a Navy Inspector General report published in 2012 that declared the White House Medical Unit to be a "...toxic workplace..." and that suggested one or both of the two ranking physicians (one of whom was Dr. Jackson) should be reassigned.
Anyone who thinks that the Secret Service would make a record of their having stopped Dr. Jackson from creating a disturbance that might have awakened then-President Obama doesn't know how things work. Such things are almost always kept on the QT and no records made, to avoid those records coming back later to haunt the principals.
But let's assume for a moment that the allegations are false, to deal with the Trump narrative that those who make false allegations should be forced to resign. Consider the following:
Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal, & that's about it. We need HealthCare, we need Tax Cuts/Reform, we need people that can get the job done!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2017
Politifact rated this statement as false. They said the same about this false allegation against John Podesta.
Everyone here is talking about why John Podesta refused to give the DNC server to the FBI and the CIA. Disgraceful!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2017
You can read their analysis of this falsehood here.
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More than likely, a good portion of the allegations against Dr. Jackson are true, to some degree. Was he a bit "loose" in writing prescriptions for White House staffers? I can believe that. The White House acknowledges that there were at least three incidents where a vehicle Dr. Jackson was driving was involved in a mishap. How about releasing the unredacted Reports of Survey from those accidents? Was a field sobriety test conducted? Was a breathalyzer or blood test done?
The real problem here can be found in the utter lack of vetting of the nominee prior to Trump making the announcement. He just doesn't get that his personal barometer about people is not sufficient to determine who is and isn't qualified to be a member of his Cabinet. He doesn't understand that he needs to ensure a nominee will not have the nomination go badly in the process, as it looks bad for him.
As long as he acts first and thinks later (if ever), he's doomed to one big mistake after another.
posted by me at 7:09 PM
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