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AKing

(511 posts)
Fri May 4, 2018, 01:34 PM May 2018

Pence's doctor resigns

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)The White House physician assigned to Vice President Mike Pence, Jennifer Pena, has resigned, his office told CNN in a statement Friday. Pena worked in the White House medical unit.

"The vice president's office was informed today by the White House Medical Unit of the resignation. Physicians assigned to the vice president report to the White House Medical Unit and thus any resignation would go entirely through the Medical Unit, not the vice president's office," Alyssa Farah, Pence's press secretary, said in a statement to CNN.

This comes after CNN reported Tuesday that a Pence doctor privately raised alarms within the White House last fall that President Donald Trump's doctor Ronny Jackson may have violated federal privacy protections for a key patient -- Pence's wife, Karen -- and intimidated the vice president's doctor during angry confrontations over the episode.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/jennifer-pena-doctor-resigns/index.html

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Pence's doctor resigns (Original Post) AKing May 2018 OP
Wait a minute. Pence's doctor was a woman? MGKrebs May 2018 #1
first thing I thought..... dhill926 May 2018 #3
Oh, you just know that underneath that prissy grandfatherly exterior, Aristus May 2018 #6
We have a winner! volstork May 2018 #11
He asked her to use two fingers left-of-center2012 May 2018 #13
... Marie Marie May 2018 #22
Bwaaaahahaha Glamrock May 2018 #26
Fletch... Javaman May 2018 #16
Welp, didn't find anything. blugbox May 2018 #25
That caught my attention as well. herding cats May 2018 #4
Well, maybe she just found out matt819 May 2018 #10
Let's hope that this story continues to unfold. NBachers May 2018 #2
Dr. Jennifer Pena?? oh, I can just hear the screaming on soooo many levels. niyad May 2018 #5
So what's going on with Mother that they don't want you to know? nolabear May 2018 #7
Rachel Maddow is going to need a bigger board djacq May 2018 #8
She debuted the extension of the board the other day. House of Roberts May 2018 #24
The plot thins shenmue May 2018 #9
The ongoing KGOPee PURGE Achilleaze May 2018 #12
This is rife Turbineguy May 2018 #14
She was one of those who complained of professional misconduct against Jackson to senators. Mr. Sparkle May 2018 #15
OK the article claims she might have been a whistle blower on Jackson IronLionZion May 2018 #17
Trump loves Jackson who was forced out. Trump is vindictive. This is his work IMHO riversedge May 2018 #20
Was she driven to drinking too? duforsure May 2018 #18
The nasty vile RW trolls are out in full force including Stephen Miller....(Parody account--) riversedge May 2018 #19
She has an interesting past. PaulRevere08 May 2018 #21
An interesting past!!!! This woman is CRAZY. I read that entire report and that is some crazy shit politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #27
HOLY SHIT Wednesdays May 2018 #28
pence was so impressed about how trumps doc just signed what pence wrote...his doc refused dembotoz May 2018 #23
Obviously too attractive. truthisfreedom May 2018 #29

MGKrebs

(8,138 posts)
1. Wait a minute. Pence's doctor was a woman?
Fri May 4, 2018, 01:38 PM
May 2018

I thought he wasn't supposed to be alone with women other than his wife???

Aristus

(66,388 posts)
6. Oh, you just know that underneath that prissy grandfatherly exterior,
Fri May 4, 2018, 01:52 PM
May 2018

there lives a twisted pervert. No way there couldn't be...

House of Roberts

(5,177 posts)
24. She debuted the extension of the board the other day.
Fri May 4, 2018, 05:32 PM
May 2018

It wraps around the corner behind her now.
I predict it will hold up for a few weeks.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
12. The ongoing KGOPee PURGE
Fri May 4, 2018, 01:59 PM
May 2018

You must forsake the USA and swear total allegeince to KGOP republican Comrade Casino*, or you are out on your ass.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

Turbineguy

(37,343 posts)
14. This is rife
Fri May 4, 2018, 02:10 PM
May 2018

with possibilities for speculation.

Is anyone keeping track of employment opportunities fro stand-up comics?

Mr. Sparkle

(2,935 posts)
15. She was one of those who complained of professional misconduct against Jackson to senators.
Fri May 4, 2018, 02:13 PM
May 2018

its possible retribution against her, which seems a bit petty.

IronLionZion

(45,457 posts)
17. OK the article claims she might have been a whistle blower on Jackson
Fri May 4, 2018, 02:55 PM
May 2018

Exclusive: Pence's doctor alerted WH aides about Ronny Jackson concerns last fall https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/politics/karen-pence-doctor-privacy-ronny-jackson/index.html

And yes it's surprising that Pence would have a female Latina doctor. Maybe his wife has to be present during their appointments and they have to remind Trump that Americans aren't always white.

Sensible ethical people are not welcome in the Trump/Pence administration.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
19. The nasty vile RW trolls are out in full force including Stephen Miller....(Parody account--)
Fri May 4, 2018, 03:19 PM
May 2018

Jennifer Pena raised concerns over Jackson last fall and no one did anything about it. Now she left abruptly. IMHO, she was pushed out.








Delorah McDonald
? @mdelorah
1h1 hour ago

Replying to @StephenMilIer

Hope he sues her and she never finds work again.
0 replies 3 retweets 15 likes

@lalauraru777
? @lalauraru777
1h1 hour ago

Replying to @StephenMilIer

Only fair - since Pence required Gen Flynn to resign for not disclosing all info to him, VP Physician who Secret Service proved a liar should certainly resign or be fired...no way could she ever perform as physician to leader of the free world after these manipulative stunts
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Bobby
? @MaxeyMaxeyb3
1h1 hour ago

Replying to @StephenMilIer

Good news because she was Mike Pence doc and I wouldn’t trust her around him.
0 replies 3 retweets 12 likes

didi jessica
? @jessica65139794
1h1 hour ago

Replying to @StephenMilIer

she needed to go!
0 replies 2 retweets 7 likes

New conversation
Jacqueline Croasdale
? @jakaroo65
1h1 hour ago

Replying to @StephenMilIer

She should face charges.
1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
Ed Schenk
? @edjschenk
1h1 hour ago

Your not kiddin
0 replies 0 retweets 1 like

End of conversation

JustUs TX
? @JustusTx
1h1 hour ago

Replying to @StephenMilIer

Need to file charges against her for committing various crimes in doing this. Not the least of this was obstruction - holding up badly needed gov't appointees with lies.
0 replies 2 retweets 5 likes

Maria Sumnicht
? @mariasumnicht
1h1 hour ago

Replying to @StephenMilIer

I’m glad that they got to the bottom of the #LiarAndLeaker


politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
27. An interesting past!!!! This woman is CRAZY. I read that entire report and that is some crazy shit
Fri May 4, 2018, 06:26 PM
May 2018

going on. I served in the Army and have always had a tremendous pride about my service. Based on what I just read in that report, I wouldn't go near an Army base if my life depended on it. The number of bad actors in leadership positions who have such character deficiencies is truly frightening. If that information is correct as written, the Army has big problems and some explaining to do. Ronny Jackson comes away looking like a hero compared to the rest of those people.

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)
23. pence was so impressed about how trumps doc just signed what pence wrote...his doc refused
Fri May 4, 2018, 05:22 PM
May 2018

pences doctor thought a letter saying pence died, was dead for 3 days and then came back on Easter might seem farfetched.

Pence is reportedly working on a letter where his wife will bear a new child @ dec 25th.
The virgin birth story is being worked on.
this story is assumed to be true.

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