{"id":29444,"date":"2018-04-29T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=29444"},"modified":"2018-04-29T00:00:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T00:00:14","slug":"trump-makes-laughable-demand-for-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=29444","title":{"rendered":"Trump makes laughable demand for resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/donald_trump_twitter_birds-620x412.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28998\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/donald_trump_twitter_birds-620x412-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/donald_trump_twitter_birds-620x412-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/donald_trump_twitter_birds-620x412.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jon Tester is doing his job as a U.S. senator.<\/p>\n<p>The Montana Democrat spoke out against Donald Trump&#8217;s choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. As the ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Tester said Dr. Ronny Jackson &#8212; the White House physician &#8212; was unfit to lead the VA.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tester based his judgment on allegations leveled by at least 20 members of the military, who accused Jackson of a number of misdeeds: over prescribing of medication; instigating a hostile work environment; drinking on the job.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson pulled his name out of consideration for the VA job.<\/p>\n<p>What, then, does the president do? He calls for <em>Tester&#8217;s<\/em> resignation from the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be clear. Sen. Tester did not conduct himself improperly. There isn&#8217;t a hint of malfeasance. No fraud. No scandal. No funny business, hanky-panky, or scandalous conduct.<\/p>\n<p>All the man has done is his job as a United States senator, which he takes seriously enough to incur the unbridled &#8212; and <em>unhinged<\/em> &#8212; wrath of a president who takes<em> himself<\/em> far more seriously than the high office to which he was elected.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s tirade via Twitter against Tester provides yet another example of how the president behaves, how his mind works and how this man doesn&#8217;t respect the dignity of his office.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone should consider resigning, to my mind it&#8217;s <em>Donald Trump!<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Tester is doing his job as a U.S. senator. The Montana Democrat spoke out against Donald Trump&#8217;s choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. As the ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Tester said Dr. Ronny Jackson &#8212; the White House physician &#8212; was unfit to lead the VA. Sen. 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