AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts claims on VA nominee, vet care
So...Trump is less than honest??? Who knew???
President Donald Trump is distorting some of the reasons why his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, White House physician Ronny Jackson, abruptly withdrew his nomination.
Trump casts late-surfacing allegations against Jackson as entirely partisan. He cites an investigation led by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., even though the review involved interviews with military personnel and was conducted with the knowledge and support of Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the committee considering Jackson's nomination.
Trump also ignores misgivings expressed by several Republicans over Jackson's lack of management experience after Trump suddenly selected the doctor last month to head the government's second-largest agency.
Meanwhile, Trump falsely claims he was the one who pulled a plan to expand the Veterans Choice private health care program because "it wasn't good enough." In fact, the White House fully supported the plan but couldn't push it through Congress last month.
So...Trump is less than honest??? Who knew???
President Donald Trump is distorting some of the reasons why his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, White House physician Ronny Jackson, abruptly withdrew his nomination.
Trump casts late-surfacing allegations against Jackson as entirely partisan. He cites an investigation led by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., even though the review involved interviews with military personnel and was conducted with the knowledge and support of Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the committee considering Jackson's nomination.
Trump also ignores misgivings expressed by several Republicans over Jackson's lack of management experience after Trump suddenly selected the doctor last month to head the government's second-largest agency.
Meanwhile, Trump falsely claims he was the one who pulled a plan to expand the Veterans Choice private health care program because "it wasn't good enough." In fact, the White House fully supported the plan but couldn't push it through Congress last month.
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