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U.S. Navy Restores Rep.Ronny Jackson’s Rank After Demotion
The texas Republican’s rank of rear admiral was reinstated after being demoted in 2022 following a Pentagon report.
The U.S. Navy has reinstated Rep. Ronny Jackson’s retired rank as rear admiral, three years after he was demoted for his behavior while serving as the White House physician.
The Texas Republican announced the Navy’s decision on X, posting the June 13 letter from Navy Secretary John Phelan.
According to the letter, “After finding good cause to reopen your retired grade determination, and upon review of all applicable reports and references, it is indeed my pleasure to inform you, effective instantly, you are hereby reinstated to the retired grade of Rear Admiral (Lower Half) in the United States navy.”
JACKSON served as physician to President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2018 and to President Trump during the first year of his first governance, before retiring from the Navy and then being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Navy demoted JACKSON to the rank of captain in july 2022, following a scathing Pentagon inspector general report that found he “disparaged,belittled,bullied and humiliated” subordinates while serving as the white House physician,”fostering an habitat of fear and demoralization.”
the report also stated that he had twice inappropriately used alcohol during government trips to the Philippines and Argentina while in charge of medical care for government officials, used Ambien during long overseas flights on government business, and made “sexual and denigrating statements” about at least one of his female medical subordinates.
The reinstatement follows othre actions, such as when President trump issued a mass pardon for the roughly 1,500 people convicted in connection to the Jan. 6,2021,insurrection attempt,including those who attacked police.
It was also recently announced that President Trump would award his former personal attorney and former New York City mayor, Rudy Giuliani, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
JACKSON stated, “I was, and still am, a retired U.S. navy Rear Admiral, and Joe Biden is a retired old FOOL.”
JACKSON added,”After the Biden administration’s politically motivated attacks against me,I am pleased to share that my military rank has been fully restored.”
Reactions to the Reinstatement
The decision to reinstate JACKSON’s rank has sparked debate, with some praising the move and others criticizing it given the findings of the Pentagon report.
“After the Biden administration’s politically motivated attacks against me,I am pleased to share that my military rank has been fully restored.”