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BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 10/26/18 09:30 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. Donald Trump Jr. blasted Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) at a boisterous rally in his home state on Friday, calling him a piece of garbage for sinking Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jacksons nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs earlier this year.
Trump Jr., who headlined a rally for Tester's GOP Senate rival Matt Rosendale and Rep. Greg Gianforte (R), slammed Tester over Jackson's failed VA nomination, saying the Democratic senator had ruined this guys life" after a bitter confirmation process.
President Trump's eldest son accused Tester, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, of putting out all sorts of baseless accusations on the orders of Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.).
To go after and try to assassinate with no proof, no basis, no nothing, a good man simply because my father wanted to elevate him and put him in charge of an organization, Trump Jr. fumed. When Jon Tester, who is this lap dog, does that, what happened?"
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/413445-trump-jr-calls-tester-a-piece-of-garbage-at-montana-rally
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)"On April 23, 2018, the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs postponed a hearing on his nomination after current and former employees on the White House medical staff accused Jackson of creating a hostile work environment, excessively drinking on the job, and improperly dispensing medication.[24][25] Senator Jon Tester told CNN on April 24 that Jackson was known as "the candy man" inside the White House, according to around 20 people who brought these concerns to the Veterans' Affairs Senate Committee. He would allegedly hand out Ambien, Provigil, and other prescription drugs "like they were candy".[26] CNN also reported that during an overseas trip in 2015, an intoxicated Jackson loudly knocked on the hotel room door of a female employee, so noisily that the United States Secret Service reportedly stopped him to prevent him potentially waking up then-President Barack Obama."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronny_Jackson
You mean THAT Dr. Jackson... sure thing there Junior... a well qualified asshole indeed.
dhill926
(16,346 posts)that wording was clearly on purpose. Fuck this little piece of shit. Not a violent person, but would love to see Tester wipe the smirk off his face....
Arkansas Granny
(31,518 posts)I also see that he used the word "assassinate" in his tirade. They're going to escalate the rhetoric until someone gets killed, and then they will blame Democrats.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)They are desperately trying to stoke the cult to fever pitch.
oasis
(49,389 posts)to reflect on in while your doing time in the slammer.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)saying that to Tester face to face when it's just the two of them? I've pitched bales with farmers built like Senator Tester and he doesn't impress me as someone to be "messed with".
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)2naSalit
(86,647 posts)What a bombastic waste of good air which should be put to better use by endangered species.
Cha
(297,317 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)Nothing would make me happier than to see this arrogant little daddy's boy thrown in prison.