{"id":2194839,"date":"2024-03-07T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-physician-ronny-jackson-was-quietly-demoted-to-retired-navy-captain-after-investigation\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:45:18","slug":"former-white-house-physician-ronny-jackson-was-quietly-demoted-to-retired-navy-captain-after-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-physician-ronny-jackson-was-quietly-demoted-to-retired-navy-captain-after-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronny Jackson, former White House physician, quietly demoted to retired Navy captain following investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-white-house-physician-ronny-jackson-was-quietly-demoted-to-retired-navy-captain-after-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2194839&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former White House Physician Rep. Ronny Jackson \u200dDemoted by Navy<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), a\u2064 former White House physician, \u2063faced a quiet \u2064demotion by\u2063 the Navy in \u20632022.\u200c The report, published on Thursday, revealed that Jackson\u2064 was downgraded from &#8220;retired rear \u2063admiral&#8221; to &#8220;retired captain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With over two decades of service in the Navy, Jackson often used his former military title while \u2062campaigning for the House. However, a Pentagon inspector general&#8217;s report found that his behavior was inappropriate\u200d for someone of his rank and\u2062 status, leading to\u2062 his demotion to captain.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the reclassification, Jackson \u2062has\u200d continued\u200b to incorrectly use his former title in statements.<\/p>\n<h3>Former President Trump and Others Unaware \u2063of Demotion<\/h3>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump and\u200b other officials, including \u200dJackson himself, have referred to him using\u2063 the former title.\u2062 It\u2063 remains unclear whether they were aware of \u200bthe demotion, which was not publicly \u200dannounced when it occurred in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The demotion was reported by \u2063the Washington Post, citing a\u2062 defense official and a former U.S. official.<\/p>\n<h3>Reasons for Demotion<\/h3>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s demotion was a result of several factors. He made &#8220;denigrating and sexual comments&#8221; about female subordinates in the\u200b White House medical unit, consumed an inappropriate amount of \u2062alcohol with subordinates, and used the sleep drug Ambien\u200b while serving as the White\u2062 House physician. These substantiated allegations led to the administrative action taken by\u2064 the Secretary of the Navy in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Navy officers\u200c are held to a higher standard than regular government employees and sailors.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact of Demotion<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to losing his\u200c rank, the \u2064demotion also resulted in a pension cut of approximately $15,000 per year for Jackson.\u2064 Katherine \u2064Kuzminski, a military policy expert, \u2062deemed Jackson&#8217;s self-reference as a &#8220;retired \u200brear\u2063 admiral&#8221; inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the demotion, Jackson&#8217;s reputation during his time at\u2062 the White House\u200c earned him friendships with presidents from both parties. His\u2062 friendship with Trump played a significant role in his\u2064 election to\u2063 the House, and Trump had \u2063attempted to promote \u2064him to a two-star admiral and \u200dappoint him as secretary of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>However, the backlash over his nomination for a Cabinet position prompted investigations by the Pentagon&#8217;s inspector general \u2062and \u2062a whistleblower report.<\/p>\n<p>While Jackson has not commented on the demotion,\u2064 he previously claimed that the\u200c investigations against\u2064 him were \u2063politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from \u200cthe Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200bHow did allegations of misconduct impact Dr.\u2062 Jackson&#8217;s nomination for the Department of\u2063 Veterans Affairs?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Resident Trump&#8217;s Physician<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to his career\u200b in politics,\u2062 Jackson gained recognition as the physician to former President Donald Trump. Serving as the presidential physician from 2013 to 2018, he gained \u200dprominence in the public eye by providing updates \u200don the President&#8217;s health \u2064and conducting physical exams.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200c his time in the White House was not without controversy. In 2018, \u200bhe was nominated by President Trump to\u2063 lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, but his nomination was quickly withdrawn after allegations \u200cof misconduct surfaced. These allegations included claims of a toxic work \u200cenvironment, excessive drinking, and prescribing medications \u200cwithout proper documentation.\u200b Jackson vehemently denied these \u200dallegations but ultimately \u2063withdrew his\u200b nomination in order to prevent further damage to the \u2062Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving his post as the White House physician, Jackson made a successful bid for Congress, representing Texas&#8217;s 13th congressional district.\u200c He campaigned on his military background and his close relationship with President Trump, leveraging his former military rank to gain\u2062 support from voters.<\/p>\n<h3>Downgraded\u2063 Military Rank<\/h3>\n<p>However, the recent \u2062report from the Pentagon&#8217;s\u2062 inspector general sheds light on the discrepancy between Jackson&#8217;s behavior and the rank he had\u2064 been using.\u2064 The report found that his conduct was\u2063 unbecoming of an officer with the rank of &#8220;retired rear admiral.&#8221; As a result, he was officially downgraded to the rank of &#8220;retired\u2063 captain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While this may seem like a minor change, it is significant for someone like Jackson who has built his political career on his military \u2064credentials.\u200c The demotion raises questions about \u2064his integrity and \u200djudgment, \u200cparticularly when it comes to accurately representing his military background.<\/p>\n<h3>Continued Misrepresentation<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the demotion, Jackson has not\u2064 stopped using his former military title. In statements and campaign materials, he continues to refer to himself as &#8220;retired\u2063 rear admiral.&#8221;\u200d This raises concerns about his honesty and sincerity, as he is clearly\u200d aware of his new rank but chooses to ignore it for \u2064political gain.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2063 Jackson&#8217;s misrepresentation of his military rank undermines\u200d the respect and honor that should be associated\u200b with such positions.\u200d It\u2062 diminishes the achievements and sacrifices of those who have\u2062 genuinely earned\u2062 and \u200dmaintained the rank of rear admiral. It also raises doubts about his\u2064 ability to\u200b uphold the values and standards of the military community.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The demotion of former White House physician Rep. Ronny \u2064Jackson by the\u2064 Navy is\u2064 a\u200c significant development in his \u2063political career. It brings into question his integrity, judgment, and ability to accurately \u200crepresent himself to the public. His continued misuse\u2064 of his former military title\u200d further compounds these concerns. As a representative, it \u2062is essential for Jackson to uphold \u200cthe values and standards that the military community holds dear. His actions, however,\u200d suggest that he may not\u200b be\u2064 living up to these expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired captain&#8221; from &#8220;retired rear admiral,&#8221; Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), a former White House physician, was quietly demoted by the Navy in 2022. Despite serving over two decades in the Navy, Jackson&#8217;s campaign references to his former military title were undermined. 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