Former White House physician Ronny Jackson dismisses ‘drinking on job’ allegations

Former US Navy admiral and White House Physician Ronny Jackson, who is also a known supporter of former US President Donald Trump, discredited the professional misconduct allegations made against him in a Pentagon watchdog report. 

He said, “That is not me and what is alleged did not happen,” further speculating that the report had political motives. 

The reports released by Pentagon tracked in detail the long-stretched review that spanned from 2012 through 2018 and investigated the allegations made against the former White House doctor, reported BBC. 

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The report accused Jackson of consuming alcohol while on duty, disparaging those who worked under him and often using sleeping pills in an improper manner. 

The report further cites testimonies given the collogues of Jackson who described him as a “tyrant”, “control freak”, vulnerable to “meltdowns” and having the “hallmarks of fear and intimidation”.

Moreover, the report highlighted accusations of the former White House employee being drunk on work trips in the Obama administration and harassing female subordinates. 

Disputing the Pentagon’s findings, he said: “I’m proud of the work environment I fostered under three different presidents of both parties”, reported BBC. 

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In response to the allegations made against him, Jackson said, “I’m proud of the work environment I fostered under three different presidents of both parties. I take my professional responsibility with respect to prescription drug practices seriously, and I flat out reject any allegation that I consumed alcohol while on duty.”

“Democrats are using this report to repeat and rehash untrue attacks on my integrity”, he added. 

In 2019, Jackson quit his medical profession and stepped in the political sphere and is now a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.