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Ronny Jackson: The White House Doctor Who Gave Trump A Clean Bill Of Health

The Navy rear admiral found himself in the spotlight Tuesday as he offered a folksy and authoritative update on the president's physical exam.
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, speaks about President Trump's health at a White House news briefing on Tuesday.

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson has served with Navy bomb disposal units and instructed underwater salvage teams.

His latest assignment: defusing doubts about the health and mental fitness of the nation's 71-year-old president.

For nearly an hour Tuesday, Jackson stood in the White House briefing room, answering questions from reporters about President Trump's on the candidate back in 2015.

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