so there is sort of a potential role that rudy could play, but it is not the publicly stated role that the president has, you know, seems to think he will play. robert costa, the story that broke shortly before we came out here tonight has to do with the problem the white house really didn t need. the ebullient doctor we got to know during the health briefing about the president, dr. ronny jackson, also a rear admiral assigned to walter reed, nominated to run the second largest bureaucracy in all of government. it s on the rocks. it s officially in trouble. what can you add to what we knokno know? president trump did not have an extensive search process for replacing secretary shulkin at the v.a., but he had a personal rapport with the doctor, admiral jackson. because of that lack of due diligence on the white house s part, the rush to nominate dr. jackson, you have a lot of wariness among senate
know, seems to think he will play. robert costa, the story that broke shortly before we came out here tonight has to do with the problem the white house really didn t need. the ebullient doctor we got to know during the health briefing about the president, dr. ronny jackson, also a rear admiral assigned to walter reed, nominated to run the second largest bureaucracy in all of government. it s on the rocks. it s officially in trouble. what can you add to what we know? president trump did not have an extensive search process for replacing secretary shulkin at the v.a., but he had a personal rapport with the doctor, admiral jackson. because of that lack of due diligence on the white house s part, the rush to nominate dr. jackson, you have a lot of wariness among senate republicans at this moment tonight, but also among senate democrats. senator jon tester is leading a
making. there was not an effort to vet him before president trump made that nomination. trump knows jackson very well. he s been his personal physician at the white house for a while now. they have a close bond and relationship. he thought he d be good fit at the va without looking into his background that white houses traditionally do when they re putting forth cabinet nominees. this is indeed a story about vetting. i want to start with how ronnie jackson likely earned a spot deep inside the president s heart. let s watch ronnie jackson at that donald trump health briefing back in january. with president trump s consent, i released the following health information. vitals as follows. age 71 years, height 75 inches, weight 239 pounds. some people have just great genes. i told the president that if he had a healthier diet, he might live to be 200 years old.
so there s a thought if he s the public face and kind of the big name, then it may help the president actually hire some people who can do the real work. so there is sort of a potential role that rudy could play, but it is not the publicly stated role that the president has, you know, seems to think he will play. robert costa, the story that broke shortly before we came out here tonight has to do with the problem the white house really didn t need. the ebullient doctor we got to know during the health briefing about the president, dr. ronny jackson, also a rear admiral assigned to walter reed, nominated to run the second largest bureaucracy in all of government. it s on the rocks. it s officially in trouble. what can you add to what we know? president trump did not have an extensive search process for replacing secretary shulkin at the v.a., but he had a personal rapport with the doctor, admiral jackson. because of that lack of due diligence on the white house s part, the rush to n