Rep. Ronny Jackson detained by police at Texas rodeo as spokesperson notes he 'was not drinking'
On Saturday night, July 29, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) — former White House doctor and a member of former President Donald Trump's leadership team in Texas — attended a rodeo outside Amarillo. According to the Daily Beast, the congressman was "briefly detained" by police but not arrested while he was helping a 15-year-old girl suffering a "medical emergency" at the event.
A Jackson spokesperson, confirming the detention, told the Beast that he "sat in the stands during the entire rodeo, in full view of the assembled crowd, and was not drinking." According to the spokesperson, Jackson was "summoned by someone in the crowd to assist" the girl.
The spokesperson said that after Jackson was summoned, "there was a relative, who happened to be a nurse, already providing assistance. Dr. Jackson explained that he was a physician and asked her if she needed help, and she said yes."
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The Daily Beast's Matt Young reports, "The relative did not immediately respond to an inquiry from The Daily Beast, but they posted on Facebook shortly after the incident describing the teen's status and the scene — relaying at length a scuffle between authorities and Jackson, during which he was allegedly thrown to the ground. A comment in the Facebook thread from the relative also revealed the teen is now 'awake and alert.' The statement from Jackson's office also appeared to confirm the report."
Jackson's office told the Beast, "While assessing the patient in a very loud and chaotic environment, confusion developed with law enforcement on the scene, and Dr. Jackson was briefly detained and was actually prevented from further assisting the patient…. He was immediately released as soon as law enforcement realized that he, as a medical professional, was tending to the young girl's medical emergency."
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