President's doctor pulls out as Veterans Affairs nominee amid misconduct allegations
by Noah Bierman And Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2018
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's White House physician, Adm. Ronny Jackson, withdrew his nomination to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs on Thursday, citing the "distraction" from a string of what he termed "completely false and fabricated" allegations.
"While I will forever be grateful for the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me by giving me this opportunity, I am regretfully withdrawing my nomination to be Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs," Jackson wrote in
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