Trump ‘ruined’ Ronny Jackson’s career? Not quite

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President Trump should have vetted White House physician Ronny Jackson prior to asking him to lead the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. But that’s not the key issue in this episode.

The key issue is whether the U.S. Navy rear admiral is guilty of the things for which he stands accused, including that he overprescribed medications to White House staffers and members of the press; that he was once “passed out drunk in his hotel room” when he was supposed to be on call; that he once crashed a government vehicle because he was intoxicated; and that he oversaw an “abusive” and “volatile” work environment.

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