White House comments on Jackson hearing postponement

“It’s too ugly, too disgusting”.

Trump went on to say that Jackson would be the ultimate arbiter as to whether to remain under consideration but then said he believes Jackson should withdraw. “I think we still have more information we need to find out”. The claims come from “current or former White House medical staff”, according to a CBS News report published Monday night.

Veterans Affairs’ committee chairman Johnny Isakson and Sen. On Tuesday, McConnell refused to back Jackson, saying he’d defer to the president – who minutes earlier had basically begged Jackson to drop out. “So I don’t know what’s true, but I do know that all kinds of people are coming forward, and that should have given the White House some pause on this nomination”. He promised, “I can answer the questions, absolutely”.

Still, Democrats criticized the White House for failing to adequately vet Jackson before forwarding his nomination to the Senate.

It was initially unclear if the confirmation hearing would be postponed indefinitely or if a new date would be set.

The report, reviewed Tuesday by The Associated Press, suggested the White House consider replacing Jackson or Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman – or both. The senators also requested information the White House has about any allegations involving Jackson that was never relayed to the Pentagon. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the panel.

Anyway, committee Chairman Sen. “Allowing these questions to fester are a disservice to the VA and to Admiral Jackson”.

Jackson is best known in the Trump administration for effusively praising Trump’s mental and physical health during a January news conference after Trump’s annual physical.

Isakson and Tester want to investigate accusations of misconduct before deciding if they carry enough weight to overturn the nomination, CNN reported.

“We have been given a brief sketch of what they [the allegations] are, but I’d prefer not to discuss them at this time”, Rounds tells NPR. “He’ll make a decision”.

This decision to delay Jackson’s confirmation hearing comes after Republicans and Democrats voiced concern about the nominee’s qualifications and management experience, White House officials said.

Trump did everything but hold Jackson’s hand as he wrote the letter announcing that he doesn’t want to be a distraction to a President and a country he believes deeply in – and all that. “That leaves us as members having to look at their personal and leadership and other qualities, and they didn’t do a good job and now we’re doing it”, said Sen.

President Trump nominated Jackson last month after he fired his first VA secretary, David Shulkin, amid allegations Shulkin misused taxpayer funds and faced growing tension with other senior Trump staff.

During the past week, Jackson met with lawmakers and veterans organizations in Washington, but many of them were looking to Wednesday’s confirmation hearing to learn more about the nominee’s experience and in what direction he planned to lead the VA. “It’s a question of what he’s done in the past that would have an impact on this job”, Brown said. “It seems a slapdash process”. “Veterans deserve and need a stable VA with leaders properly vetted and confirmed”. Neither the White House nor the Veterans Affairs department immediately responded to requests for comment.

In recent days, Isakson called the White House to express his concern that Jackson was unqualified, White House officials said, and vouched instead for his ally and former top aide Thomas Bowman, VA’s deputy secretary.