This is the type of thing the White House would have discovered if they had vetted Donald Trump’s Veterans Affairs nominee before he hit a road block in the Senate: A 2012 watchdog report found Dr. Ronny Jackson was at least partially responsible for running what was described by one staffer as the "worst command ever."
The toxic work environment at the White House Medical Unit in 2012 stemmed from a rivalry that developed between Jackson and another physician in the unit. The AP writes:
The report, reviewed Tuesday by The Associated Press, suggested the White House consider replacing Jackson or Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman — or both. Kuhlman was the physician to President Barack Obama at the time, and had previously held the role occupied by Jackson: director of the White House Medical Unit.
The six-page report by the Navy’s Medical Inspector General found a lack of trust in the leadership and low morale among staff members, who described the working environment as “being caught between parents going through a bitter divorce.”
“There is a severe and pervasive lack of trust in the leadership that has deteriorated to the point that staff walk on ‘eggshells,’” the report found.
But the "unprofessional behavior" cited in the report appears to extend well beyond a workplace rivalry.
“Repeatedly drunk”—this is the person who was supposedly tasked with ensuring the well-being of the president of the United States. And also the person who has been nominated by Trump to head one of the federal government’s largest bureaucracies, including oversight of 170 VA Medical Centers and 1,061 outpatient sites serving more than 9 million veterans.
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