GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “For Senate Republicans, the question of the day is not if, but when, President Donald Trump pulls the plug on Ronny Jackson. GOP support for the Veterans Affairs nominee has cratered in the face of allegations of misconduct as White House physician. Jackson already faced serious doubts over his lack of management experience. At this point, it would take a miraculous comeback by Jackson to survive at least two more weeks of scrutiny and growing discomfort among Republican senators over his nomination. With Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) absent, the party controls 50 seats, meaning that only one Republican in opposition could derail Jackson’s nomination if Democrats unite in opposition to him. Any corroboration of whistleblower accusations — from crashing a government car while drunk to abusing his power to prescribe pills — will be enough to publicly sink the nomination.”
-Burgess Everett, “Republican support for Jackson collapses,” Politico, April 25, 2018 6:06 pm