And that is going to wrap up this hour of msnbc live. Katie tur is going to take over. Its 11 00 a. M. Out west, its 2 00 p. M. In washington where it is day two of french president emanuel macron are meeting at the white house. Well see if that special relationship between macron and the president can change the president s mind on a host of issues, primarily the Iran Nuclear Deal. Even as the president hosted his french counterpart, mr. Trump was pressed on issues here at home. And at this afternoons joint Press Conference, it was his embattled pick to be the next secretary of Veterans Affairs. I havent heard of the particular allegations, but i will tell you, hes one of the finest people that i have met. Admiral jackson, dr. Jackson, hes a wonderful man. I said to him, what are you needed for . And as far as experience is concerned, the Veterans Administration which is approximately 13 million people, is so big, you koucould run the biggest Hospital System in the world that is small
And as Ashley Parker of the Washington Post put it tonight, there was simply so much touching. The 11th hour on a tuesday night begins now. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 460 of Trump Administration and a new crisis is tonight engulfing this white house. This one involves the president s nominee to be the secretary of veterans affairs, dr. Ronny jackson. Hes a navy admiral. He is currently the physician to the president. Jackson came to public prominence for his extremely positive assessment of President Trumps health. Members of both parties have expressed concerns about jacksons readiness to run the federal governments second largest bureaucracy with 370,000 employees. Now much more serious allegations have emerged which have led to an investigation and put his confirmation hearings on hold. Tonight his nomination is officially in trouble. Senator jon tester of montana, the top democrat on veterans affairs, detailed some of these al
Phoenix . This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening. Im katy tur in new york. Welcome to another cabinet controversy for President Trump. The prognosis for dr. Ronny jackson right now is not good. Senate leaders postponed a hearing today to consider jacksons nomination to lead the department of Veterans Affairs. The republican chairman of the committee and his democratic counterpart cited, quote, serious allegations against jackson whos currently the white house physician. According to multiple reports, the committee is looking at allegations that jackson allowed the overprescribing of drugs and drank on the job. And the ep is now reporting that a 2012 Inspector General report cited unprofessional behavior and considered removing him. This afternoon President Trump left the door open for jackson to withdraw while speaking with reporters with emanuel macron. I told admiral jax an while ago admiral jackson a while ago, what do you need this for . I dont want to put a man th
Capitol hill over president ial pardons and the omb director and current head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Mick Mulvaney pushes back hard on newspaper reports about comments he made in a speech this week about lobbyist access to his congressional office. Its wednesday at the white house. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts joins us with the latest. Good evening. Good evening. A busy one. Today democrats without any evidence to back it up released a laundry list of allegations and accusations against dr. Ronny jackson, the man president wants to leave the Veterans Affairs administration. Among the allegations are accusations he mishandled opioid drugs and that at a secret Service Party he got drunk and wrecked a government vehicle. After meeting with the press secretary and chief of staff late today, dr. Ronny jackson dismissed new democratic allegations that he wrecked a government vehicle after getting drunk at a secret Service Party, insisting it never happene
Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 460 of Trump Administration and a new crisis is tonight engulfing this white house. This one involves the president s nominee to be the secretary of veterans affairs, dr. Ronny jackson. Hes a navy admiral. He is currently the physician to the president. Jackson came to public prominence for his extremely positive assessment of President Trumps health. Members of both parties have expressed concerns about jacksons readiness to run the federal governments second largest bureaucracy with 370,000 employees. Now much more serious allegations have emerged which have led to an investigation and put his confirmation hearings on hold. Tonight his nomination is officially in trouble. Senator jon tester of montana, the top democrat on veterans affairs, detailed some of these allegations earlier tonight in an interview with npr. They fall in three different areas. Improper dispensing of prescription drugs, repeatedl