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Real tough situation in the white house and calls into question his leadership capabilities. >> ken, lets talk about the vetting process. that sort of thing would usually come up in the vetting process when youre trying to install somebody as a cabinet secretary. no? >> absolutely. it speaks to the lack of vetting process weve seen here so far. as you may remember, dr. jackson was kind of like a surprise pick for v.a. secretary. his name hadnt been floated prior to that, and there wasnt a lot of...

Could come out of this situation in a better position, perhaps, reschedule a hearing, but the question is does this report, these findings from back in 2012 make that more difficult? and as garrett points out, if hes suggesting to senators that he knew nothing about an i.g. report and yet, he appears to have ordered this up in 2012, that could be a big problem. >> ken thomas and garrett haake, thank you. joining me now is a member of the senate of the veterans affairs committee. thank you for be...

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Of this when hes the presidents nominee? >> thats a good question. we were able to review this report and its really not clear how far up the chain of demand it has gone. whether it was something that the president was able to review before he made the nomination. its really unclear how long theyve known about these allegations in this report. >> garrett, where do things stand on capitol hill? i know you talked to dr. ronny jackson earlier today as he was going from meeting to meeting. he didnt ...

Denied the allegations when the two recently spoke. even before the allegations surfaced, lawmakers had concerns about someone with no experience running a large bureaucracy, becoming the leader of the second largest bureaucracy in the government and theyve been handed another nomination that doesnt appear to be fully vetted. >> based on your meeting with him so far, do you think hes qualified to lead the v.a.? >> the jury is out. >> the allegations that have come out against admiral jackson are...

Named to the post in the first place. he had no business being named to this post much less not being vetted by the white house beforehand. he has no management experience. its like saying that youre going to have your barber run the defense department. >> lets be very clear. these are allegations, and hes gotten glowing approvals and reports from past administrations. >> right. what was so stunning today, i think, is the president essentially giving him an off ramp on live television basically ...

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