It was earlier this year when Donald Trump was given a full medical exam by Dr. Ronny Jackson, who then went into detail about the results during a press conference at the White House. After his assessment was questioned by critics, Trump went on to nominate him to be the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs, which is also being pushed by Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Mike Pompeo (State), Gina Haspel (CIA), and Admiral Ronny Jackson (VA) have served our country with honor and distinction, are highly respected on both sides of the aisle, and should be confirmed without delay.
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) March 30, 2018
Sanders on Jackson
It's been well-documented that Donald Trump isn't the most athletic person and doesn't stick to the best eating habits.
The president's physical appearance resembles an overweight individual and he's made it known that he is a fan of fast food, like McDonald's, as well as soda. With this information being readily available, it came as a shock when Dr. Ronny Jackson praised Trump's health after giving him a full exam, questionably noting his weight of 239 lbs, just one pound shy over being listed as "obese" for a man his height. Fast forward to earlier this week when Trump tweeted out that he would be nominating Jackson to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The timing of President Trump’s announcement to name Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson to lead the VA was a snap decision that surprised his own chief of staff and knocked the government’s second-largest agency deeper into disarray. https://t.co/j4bOBKqGPe pic.twitter.com/tc8oooPDLo
— POLITICO (@politico) March 30, 2018
Following Donald Trump's nomination of Ronny Jackson, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders took to Twitter on March 30 to back the president's decision.
"Mike Pompeo (State), Gina Haspel (CIA), and Admiral Ronny Jackson (VA) have served our country with honor and distinction, are highly respected on both sides of the aisle, and should be confirmed without delay," Sanders tweeted.
Sanders' push back
After Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent out her tweet in support of Ronny Jackson and the other recent nominees of Donald Trump, the negative response quickly increased.
"Ronny Jackson might be a good physician, but has no experience overseeing such a large organization. Oh, and he lied about trumps health," one tweet read.
If Ronny Jackson had a brain he would refuse! No one comes out unscathed, including you Sarah. Trump will suck his soul out, as he did yours. He is an evil man, you must puke in your mouth every time you lie for him. #impeach
— cindy myers (@cindymy01778725) March 30, 2018
Jackson is not qualified to do this difficult job. Be like you doing it, not qualified.
— laura sturchio LOVE (@lauralemke87) March 30, 2018
That's why he was nominated; he's being set up to fail so as to make a case for privatization of the VA.
— TriggerTreats (@Trigger_Treats) March 30, 2018
"Jackson is not qualified to do this difficult job.
Be like you doing it, not qualified," a Twitter user wrote. "All three are possibly the worst people Trump could have picked for the job. Can’t he pick anyone competent for any position? Guess not," yet another tweet added. "So they can be fired by tweets? Your boss doesn't have the guts to fire them in person. So much for a leader. Let alone a world leader," an additional tweet noted.
So they can be fired by tweets? Your boss doesn't have the guts to fire them in person. So much for a leader. Let alone a world leader.
— Jeff Moore (@JeffMoore1126) March 30, 2018
Jackson might be a good doctor that doesn’t make him qualified to run the 2nd largest organization in the government.
— Kathy (@envirokathy) March 30, 2018
As Press Secretary your job is spokesperson for the White House, not lobbyist for the President.
— American Values (@TruthJustis4USA) March 31, 2018
"When are you going to start serving your country with honor and distinction???" a social media user wondered about Sarah Huckabee Sanders. "I am not sure what your definition of honor is. There is no honor in torture, Sarah," a follow-up tweet pointed out.
