Ronny Jackson
Trump names acting VA secretary as nominee awaits confirmation
President Trump on Wednesday tapped Veterans Affairs chief of staff Peter O’Rourke to lead the agency on an acting basis as his nominee, Robert Wilkie, awaits Senate confirmation. Wilkie has...
Trump announces nomination for secretary of Veterans Affairs
President Trump made a surprise announcement on Friday, telling unsuspecting acting VA secretary Robert Wilkie that he was going to be promoted to head up the Department of Veterans Affairs....
Pence's doctor quits over controversy surrounding Ronny Jackson
Vice President Mike Pence’s doctor quit over the controversy surrounding Dr. Ronny Jackson’s failed nomination for secretary of Veterans Affairs, Politico reported Friday. Dr. Jennifer Peña, a military physician assigned...
Pence's doctor accused Ronny Jackson of medical misconduct
Former White House doctor Ronny Jackson has been accused of medical misconduct by Vice President Mike Pence's physician, a report said Monday. Pence's doctor wrote the White House a memo...
Ronny Jackson will not return as Trump’s physician
The White House physician, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, who withdrew his nomination to lead Veterans Affairs, will not return as President Trump's personal doctor, a report said Sunday. He will...
The ugly attack on Ronny Jackson just set a new low
Democrats this week claimed another scalp when Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination as secretary of veterans affairs under an avalanche of anonymous allegations from a red-state Democratic senator...
Ronny Jackson withdraws as VA secretary nominee
President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs withdrew from consideration Thursday, saying the “false allegations” against him have become a “distraction.” Dr. Ronny Jackson, the White House...
VA nominee denies he crashed government vehicle while drunk
WASHINGTON – President Trump’s pick for Veterans Affairs secretary once got so drunk at a Secret Service party that he wrecked a government vehicle, according to new allegations raised Wednesday...
VA nominee allegedly got drunk, handed out pills 'like candy' on overseas trips
White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson drunkenly pounded on the hotel room door of a female colleague during a trip overseas in 2015, according to a report Tuesday. Jackson, President...
VA nominee engaged in 'unprofessional behaviors': watchdog
A 2012 watchdog report ordered by Dr. Ronny Jackson — President Trump's pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs — said that he and a rival doctor engaged in...
Trump says he wouldn't blame VA nominee for bailing
President Trump said Tuesday that Dr. Ronny Jackson, his embattled nominee to head up the Department of Veterans Affairs, shouldn't have to endure the aggravation of going through a partisan...
VA nominee's hearing delayed amid reports of drinking at work
The Senate will delay the confirmation hearing for secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Dr. Ronny Jackson amid reported allegations of misconduct. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), the ranking Democrat on the...
Trump puts Veterans Affairs secretary out of his misery
President Trump fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday and nominated his personal physician to replace him. Dr. Ronny Jackson, a Navy rear admiral, was a surprise choice to...