the other allegation the third allegation, creating a toxic work environment, also allegations of harassment. what is being alleged there? and this was people who were below him, not people above him. we were told time and time again, the people above him he treated like gold. people below him, he belittled, skreeled at them. created a toxic environment to the point where the people who worked around him felt like they had to walk on egg shells because of because of his lack of respect for their job. allegations of sexual harassment, correct? none that i know of. do you know what sort of the allegations of harassment, do you know what that entails? a toxic work environment that included screaming, belittling, talking down to employees. and quite frankly, as the secretary of the va, you re the
against him. allegations of drinking on the job, handing out pills, creating a toxic work environment. short essentially saying he has no plans to withdraw and that he wants to move forward in this process. and the white house still believes that he is the right person for this position. now, he got a lot of tough questions about the rollout process and he 8, hallie, there is going to be, as you and i reported last night, a very strong effort to really try to make the case now for ronnie jackson. this comes after i ve been talking to a number of former obama administration officials who say, look, they never saw jackson drinking on the job. two officials acknowledge, of course, at times there were sleeping pills given out on long flights overseas, that s not atypical when you re dealing with those types of long work trips. but they say there was never indication that there was a toxic work environment. they never got any complaints about ronnie jackson, although they do acknowledge the
continue to groom and promote this highly capable officer. bret: the allegations involve a whistle-blower to the ig coming forward, reportedly allegations of excessive drinking, questionable prescription practices, and creating a toxic work environment. as well as the charges that he s not up to the massive bureaucracy that the va is. that s what s coming from capitol hill. you are saying all of those things are wrong. i m not saying that s wrong. i am saying allegations should be fully and thoroughly vetted during confirmation hearings under oath or during these private meetings with senators that dr. jackson has been havin having. but dr. jackson we should take allegations seriously. the place to take them seriously as in these meetings and under oath at a hearing, not just through the press. through one report. you ve seen a number of people give him glowing recommendations. you have lots of folks saying i
jackson s confirmation. the allegations involve a series of whistle-blower complaints that came to light last week reportedly involving excessive drinking, questionable prescription practices, and creating a toxic work environment. looking forward to rescheduling the hearing. rear admiral ronny jackson caught president trump s eye when he presented the results of his physical in january. i told the president if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200. his nomination followed the president s abrupt firing of the first va secretary david shulkin, a respected hospital administrator who fell out of favor after an inspector general report chastise him for accepting wimbledon tickets for his wife which caught the ire of president trump. admiral jackson has served since 2006 in the white house medical unit under presidents bush, obama, and trump. he also served in iraq. veterans groups including the oldest in the nation question whether he has the exp