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Party and crashed his vehicle. the white house and jackson both insisted he did not crash a government car and jackson himself said he -- >> they are trying to destroy a man. i did say welcome to washington, welcome to the swamp. welcome to the world of politic politics. for john hester to bring up stuff like candy man, the kind of things he was saying? theres no proof of this. he has a perfect record. he has this beautiful record. unblemished. >> the president clearly upset his nominee had to w...

"drunk and wrecked a government vehicle." there are also accusations about jacksons prescribing practices. he once allegedly gave a "large supply" of percocet, a prescription opioid, to another staffer without documenting it, throwing his staff "into a panic." when traveling on air force one, physicians and nurses describe him handing out ambien to help people sleep and provigil to help them wake up, earning him this nickname -- >> the candy man. because he dolled out prescription drugs like can...

>> for john tester to start bringing up stuff like candy man and the kind of things he was saying and saying he has a beautiful record, for him to be doing this to this man and this family i think he has to have a big price to pay. >> he says he is not even 100% these allegations were true. >> he says these are allegations at this point. he has said there is enough of a pattern here they need to be investigated. the presidents comments are disingenuous. it was at the direction, the

Tester and his committee heard. >> okay. but, again, these are just allegations. >> correct. >> we dont know them in its entirety. were saying candy man. its a drug. lets be clear. its a sleeping pill which lots of doctors, lots of corporate doctors give employees if youre going on long trips. watching him go through this, the question is does this destroy his life? >> i wasnt here yesterday when you were talking about this first. i sort of agree. i think everybody going crazy about the am bean ...

To say hold on, we need to look into this. >> didnt we spend most of the end of 2017 dealing with peoples allegations and deciding we have to take people seriously? ronny jacksons point is there are not people on the record facing him. >> then to the white house, vet this person before they end up on the public stage getting vetted for a cabinet position. >> thats where the unforced error is here. why not have done this first. lets look at the allegations against dr. jackson. theyre outlined in ...

Yes, yes and yes. and dont forget about them. uh huh, sure. still yes! xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. now you can get it, too. welcome to the party. major new allegations tonight concerning the conduct confident man donald trump tapped to lead the va and oversee the health care of 9 million veterans. white house physician ronny jackson. democrats on the senate veterans affairs committee released devastating testimony from 23 of his current and former colleagues many of who...

Admiral ronny, highly respected, a real leader. i watched what jon tester of montana, a state i won by over 20 points. they love me and i love them. and i want to tell you that jon tester, i think this is going to cause him a lot of problems in his state. he would have done a great job. a tremendous heart. >> mr. president -- >> these are all false accusations. these are false. theyre trying to destroy a man. by the way, i did say welcome to washington. welcome to the swamp. welcome to the world...

Nickname in the white house among the staff? >> he was the candy man because he handed out prescription drugs. >> candy man? >> like they were candy. >> the white house doctor is nicknamed among some people in the white house the candy man? >> thats correct. thats correct. thats what we are told. >> senator tester says the allegations against dr. jackson came from 20 active duty and former military members. president trump offering his nominee a graceful way out. jackson, though, when approached...

Experience to run an organization the size of the department of veterans affairs. now hes facing multiple complaints about his temper and temperament and dispensing drugs without prescriptions. some of that news was broken tonight at the top of the last broadcast from the veterans affairs committee which has suspended confirmation hearings for him. don tester is the ranking democrat. we spoke to him in the last hour. >> i understand he had a nickname. >> he was the candy man because he handed ou...

Accusations that jackson drank repeatedly on the job when traveling, created a hostile work environment, and improper prescribed medications. listen to what senator john tester told anderson cooper about the man who is currently the white house physician. >> i understand he had a nickname in the white house among the staff? >> he was the candy man because he handed out prescription drugs. >> candy man? >> like they were candy. >> the white house doctor is nicknamed among some people in the white...