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3 Lessons The White House Could Learn After The Downfall of Another Trump Nominee

The troubled nomination of White House doctor Ronny Jackson has plenty of lessons for this president — if he heeds them.

After the demise of yet another Trump administration nomination, it's worth taking a look at lessons learned. So far, the president has tried to blame Democrats as "obstructionists" for White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson's downfall and described Jackson Friday as an "American hero."

There hasn't been a lot of public self-reflection on what could have been done better. But there are reasons why, in addition to , President Trump is past presidents in the number of people nominated and confirmed for Senate-confirmable positions.

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