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Trump "HEARTS" Ronny "Dr Feelgood" Jackson SO MUCH that he won't be attending his Mar-a-Lago birthday party
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
Ronny Jackson's birthday party is at Mar-a-Lago and Trump just announced he won't be there 😆
@atrupar.com
Ronny Jackson's birthday party is at Mar-a-Lago and Trump just announced he won't be there 😆
Ronny Jackson's birthday party is at Mar-a-Lago and Trump just announced he won't be there 😆
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-17T20:41:27.422Z
Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into White House behavior
Trump’s former physician and GOP ally is now a retired captain, not an admiral
By Dan Diamond and Alex Horton, The Washington Post
March 7, 2024, 1:10 p.m. CentralUpdated March 7, 2024, 1:10 p.m. Central
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/07/ronny-jackson-white-house-navy-demoted/
“As a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with nearly three decades of military service I understand the commitment and sacrifices made by servicemen and servicewomen to serve our country,” the two-term Texas representative writes on his congressional website, posted to a page listing his work on veterans issues.
But Jackson is no longer a retired admiral. The Navy demoted him in July 2022 following a damaging Pentagon inspector general’s report that substantiated allegations about his inappropriate behavior as a White House physician, a previously unreported decision confirmed by a current defense official and a former U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive personnel move.
Jackson is now a retired Navy captain, those people said — a demotion that carries significant financial burden in addition to the social stigma of stripped rank in military circles.
Despite the demotion, Jackson has continued to refer to himself as a retired rear admiral, including in statements released since the Navy reclassified him as a retired captain. Former president Donald Trump and other Republicans have also continued to publicly describe Jackson using his former rank; it’s unclear if they were aware of his demotion.
Trump’s former physician and GOP ally is now a retired captain, not an admiral
By Dan Diamond and Alex Horton, The Washington Post
March 7, 2024, 1:10 p.m. CentralUpdated March 7, 2024, 1:10 p.m. Central
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/07/ronny-jackson-white-house-navy-demoted/
“As a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with nearly three decades of military service I understand the commitment and sacrifices made by servicemen and servicewomen to serve our country,” the two-term Texas representative writes on his congressional website, posted to a page listing his work on veterans issues.
But Jackson is no longer a retired admiral. The Navy demoted him in July 2022 following a damaging Pentagon inspector general’s report that substantiated allegations about his inappropriate behavior as a White House physician, a previously unreported decision confirmed by a current defense official and a former U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive personnel move.
Jackson is now a retired Navy captain, those people said — a demotion that carries significant financial burden in addition to the social stigma of stripped rank in military circles.
Despite the demotion, Jackson has continued to refer to himself as a retired rear admiral, including in statements released since the Navy reclassified him as a retired captain. Former president Donald Trump and other Republicans have also continued to publicly describe Jackson using his former rank; it’s unclear if they were aware of his demotion.