On Wednesday, Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, who previously served as the White House doctor across multiple administrations, announced that the Navy has reversed a Biden-era decision and restored his retired rank of rear admiral.
Jackson posted a June 13 letter from Navy Secretary John Phelan saying he had reinstated Jackson to the retired rank of a one-star admiral following a “review of all applicable reports and references.”
On Wednesday, Jackson posted to X: “I was, and still am, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, and Joe Biden is a retired old FOOL.”
The Navy confirmed the move to CBS News.
A spokesperson for Phelan said he “greatly appreciates Congressman Jackson’s decades of distinguished naval service, and values his continued support to the United States Naval Academy as a member of the Board of Visitors.”
Following his 2019 retirement from the Navy, Jackson was retroactively demoted after a yearslong investigation into his behavior.
A report by the Pentagon’s inspector general found that he made “sexual and denigrating” comments about a female subordinate, violated the policy on drinking alcohol on a presidential trip, and took prescription-strength sleeping medication that prompted worries from his colleagues about his ability to provide proper medical care. Jackson has denied the allegations and claimed he was subject to a “political hit job.”
Jackson served in the White House Medical Unit during the Bush, Obama and first Trump administrations. While he served as White House physician to both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Jackson garnered the most public attention for his statements about Trump’s health during his first term.
In one 2018 press briefing following Trump’s physical, Jackson notably said the president “has incredibly good genes.”
“I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old,” he said at the time.
Last week, military officials revealed that Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, would be offered military funeral honors. (RELATED: Air Force Reverses Course, Will Grant Military Funeral Honors To Ashli Babbitt)
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“Last week, military officials revealed that Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, would be offered military funeral honors. (RELATED: Air Force Reverses Course, Will Grant Military Funeral Honors To Ashli Babbitt)”
“rioter???” Shame on you. Look at the real-time video–it’s available. Greg Kelley has shown it on his Newsmax show.
That officer, Byrd, murdered Babbitt and lied to cover up his crime that was witnessed by a lot of people. The four officers who carried her head first, bleeding out, down stairs, made sure she died of a neck wound after Byrd missed his head shot. They all should go down. Byrd first.