Trump is pissed, and he has every reason to be. This morning, he tweeted about all of these attacks against Ronny Jackson, which are proving to be baseless.
Allegations made by Senator Jon Tester against Admiral/Doctor Ron Jackson are proving false. The Secret Service is unable to confirm (in fact they deny) any of the phony Democrat charges which have absolutely devastated the wonderful Jackson family. Tester should resign. The…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2018
….great people of Montana will not stand for this kind of slander when talking of a great human being. Admiral Jackson is the kind of man that those in Montana would most respect and admire, and now, for no reason whatsoever, his reputation has been shattered. Not fair, Tester!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2018
He is absolutely right.
And the fact that CNN took these stories and ran with them, just like they always do, is absolutely ludicrous.
Others have weighed in too.
That seems like a pretty important detail perhaps journalists should have worked to confirm prior https://t.co/Me9SoFIUIR
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 27, 2018
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! That’s cute. He thought CNN should have done Actual Journalism. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Regardless of whether or not he is qualified to run the V.A., it sounds like an innocent man has been railroaded. I don’t know Admiral Jackson, but it sounds like he has been presumed guilty before being proven innocent. https://t.co/SxKKeA6eBQ
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) April 27, 2018
If Senator John Tester was a Republican who made allegations against Jackson when he was Pres Obama’s physician, there would have been Hell to pay. The press would be all over Tester for launching false charges. There ought to be a feeding frenzy now. https://t.co/0RbUpqwgRz
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) April 27, 2018
Is there anything Senator Tester said that turned out to be true? https://t.co/IdS8OvWxN8
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) April 28, 2018
Nope, doesn’t appear so.
Sen. Tester, resign.