Posted on 04/28/2018 7:47:43 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A furious President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the resignation of the Democratic senator who assembled and released what he called “false” allegations that scuttled the nomination of the White House doctor who’d been in line to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Trump stepped up his criticism of Montana’s Jon Tester, top Democrat on the Senate Veterans’ Committee, in two tweets days after asserting that Tester “has to have a big price to pay” politically in the GOP friendly state for his leading role in Ronny Jackson’s failed VA bid. Tester faces a competitive re-election race this year.
At issue are allegations that Tester has said were brought to his attention by more than 20 military and retired military personnel who’ve worked with Jackson. Tester said not investigating would have been “a dereliction of duty” and said making them public was important for the sake of transparency.
The charges against Jackson raised questions about his prescribing practices and leadership ability, including accusations of drunkenness on the job. Tester’s office collected the allegations, which included a claim that Jackson “got drunk and wrecked a government vehicle” at a Secret Service going-away party.
Trump tweeted Saturday that the allegations “are proving false. The Secret Service is unable to confirm (in fact they deny) any of the phony Democrat charges which have absolutely devastated the wonderful Jackson family. Tester should resign.” …
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He’s a Democrat. They don’t have to resign. There are no rules for them.
Interesting that Secret Service releases information that the incidents didn’t happen AFTER he withdraws his nomination.
I have heard that Tester is a female, Russian spy who pays homeless men to vomit on her (“him”) while performing self-gratifying “exercises.”
How do I get this rumor into a portfolio so Tester’s reputation is similarly ruined?
Yes! Time to end the Democrat-Communist’s fake smears! Make the Senator from Montana reside for his slander of the nominee!
The trouble is that we have no top tier candidates to run against him.
Bring him up on ethics charges in Senate!!!!
Their main goal, in my opinion, is to keep anyone from working for PDJT or even considering entering elective office if they are not a part of the swamp.
Tester smeared and slime a good man. He ought to resign now
Whatever that means
No top tier candidates is one of the results of the Dems ( with the swamp
Media) ability and willingness to destroy anyone who has not been pure as the driven snow for their entire life, and maybe even if they have. The left is evil.
Too many Golden State transplants in Montana.
An election is a binary choice - we pick someone over another. It is obviously important to have a stellar choice on our side, if we want to unseat an incumbent.
Agree - who would want to subject themselves and family to this?
I was really pissed when I saw the Dem Senator from Connecticut (who lied about his service in Vietnam) attacking Jackson.
Matt Rosendale seems like he would be a good fit to replace Tester. Backed by GOA and other groups favorable to conservative causes. Primary June 5. Tester needs to be gone.
You left out the part about the goats and the puppies. Be sure that gets included.
Do they vote in both places a la New York / Florida two-home snowbirds? I wonder how many vote in person in one state and absentee in the other.
Always remember: Rats never recuse Rats never resign.
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