We knew President Trump was planning on ousting VA Secretary David Shulkin, and it’s official. He’s doing it. We weren’t sure who he’d replace him with, but there were a number of names floating around out there– Fox News’ Pete Hegseth, former Rep. Jeff Miller and retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg.
Welllllll…none of those were right. President Trump is appointing Admiral Ronny L. Jackson.
.@POTUS to replace David Shulkin with Adm. Ronny Jackson as Veterans Affairs secretary in latest White House shuffle. @kevincorke has the story. #SpecialReport https://t.co/NTk350w7TC pic.twitter.com/Ij2KS20gSb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 28, 2018
I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018
….In the interim, Hon. Robert Wilkie of DOD will serve as Acting Secretary. I am thankful for Dr. David Shulkin’s service to our country and to our GREAT VETERANS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018
People are freaking out, because OMG Trump is appointing his PERSONAL doctor!
Trump personal doctor Ronny Jackson has "no real experience heading a sprawling and problem-filled bureaucracy like the VA" – @PeterAlexander pic.twitter.com/flCIa8UrTh
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) March 28, 2018
Having zero experience in a given field is a prerequisite to work in the @realDonaldTrump administration
— Pete Hansen (@AlaskanPete76) March 28, 2018
The good doctor was appointed because he is willing to publicly say that @realDonaldTrump isn't an obese, unhealthy piece of shit.
Nevermind that doing this undermines Dr. Jackson's credibility, because The Donald is clearly an obese, unhealthy piece of shit.
— Jeff (@GuillotineG) March 28, 2018
Trump has just fired his VA secretary Shulkin, replacing him with the doctor who lied about his height and his weight, Ronny Jackson.
LOYALTY!!
— Brian Krassenstein🐬 (@krassenstein) March 28, 2018
Now it’s clear why Ronny Jackson lied his face off.
#239… Cognitive Assessment test… #ICallBS #Spanky!— Snowflake❄️Nina (@SnowballNina) March 28, 2018
ER physician with no administrative or policy experiences who lies before the American people about the President’s real state of health. Let’s see how long this one will last.
— Michael Dinh (@mlqdinh) March 28, 2018
Is this the same White House doctor that said Trump weighed 199 lbs, ran a 4.3 40, and was able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?
Interesting. https://t.co/efU73gsqUh— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 28, 2018
@MSNBC's token Republican makes sure he's a good puppy & besmirches an Admiral in the United States Navy. https://t.co/vjHGBN87d2
— SFK (@stephenkruiser) March 28, 2018
Another Cabinet Secretary is fired on twitter as @POTUS names White House physician Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson who said Trump had “incredible genes” to replace David Shulkin at VA (Jackson was also Obama’s White House doc) https://t.co/b9wf9zcCcb
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) March 28, 2018
Scandalous. Except not, because he’s highly respected and was ALSO Obama’s doctor so…
Admiral Ronny Jackson has served as the White House Physician under Presidents Obama and Trump…and now he's been nominated to serve as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Admiral Jackson is beloved by Obama White House veterans. pic.twitter.com/NI9KrAUZ5P
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 28, 2018
Ronny Jackson is not just "Trump's doctor"… He is a well-respected ADMIRAL that served as the White House physician under both OBAMA and Trump. Everybody loves him!
— Chris Butler (@ChrisButIer3) March 28, 2018
You mean ADMIRAL Ronny Jackson who BTW was also Obama’s doctor? Just so we are clear and eliminate any of what your conveniently misleading headline suggests. https://t.co/xqxKsuqupe
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 28, 2018
Media headlines completely omit Ronny Jackson is a 2-star Admiral. Disgraceful pic.twitter.com/xls2GDuAPY
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 28, 2018
The #FakeNews media is trying to make it sound like Trump hired his personal doctor from back in the day in New York to be Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs. LIE! Admiral Ronny Jackson is his Presidential physician and was also the Presidential physician for Obama! FACTS MATTER!
— Joey M. (YourVoice™ America) (@JTM_YVA) March 28, 2018
It never ends.