Trump called for Senator Tester from Montana to resign over allegations he made against Ronny Jackson, Trump’s pick to head the Veterans Affairs department.
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
And he just tweeted this:
Secret Service has just informed me that Senator Jon Tester’s statements on Admiral Jackson are not true. There were no such findings. A horrible thing that we in D.C. must live with, just like phony Russian Collusion. Tester should lose race in Montana. Very dishonest and sick!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2018
The Secret Service also released a statement denying the allegations yesterday.
This should be interesting because Trump has been appealing to just his base for a while – does he still have the mojo to move a bunch of votes against a politician if he puts all his weight into it? It really does look like he smeared Jackson, and the media just ran with it….
On the other hand, I’m not sure Jackson is qualified for the position even if ALL the allegations are false. What a huge mess here.