報道：川普提名傑克遜出任退伍軍人事務部長面臨獲覈准難關

Confirmation of U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to lead Veterans Affairs agency may be in jeopardy.

The Washington Post reported late Monday that Senate lawmakers have postponed the confirmation hearing for Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson after top Republicans and Democrats raised concerns about his qualifications.

Jackson was scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee for Veterans Affairs on Wednesday.

Two sources told cnn that committee members have been informed of allegations of improper conduct at more than one stage in Jackson's career.

Jackson, who currently serves as Trump's physician, is already facing scrutiny over his lack of experience managing an agency as large as the VA -- the U.S. government's second-largest agency.

Jackson gained a degree of fame unusual for White House physicians in 2017 when he took questions from the White House press corps on national television, discussing at length the president's physical exam.

Trump, the oldest first-term president in American history, was plagued at the time by questions about his physical health, weight and mental stability. But Jackson gave the president top rating. "The president's overall health is excellent," Jackson declared at the time.

Trump picked Jackson to replace David Shulkin, a holdover from the Obama era.美國總統川普提名擔任退伍軍人事務部長的人選可能難以得到參議院確認。

華盛頓郵報星期一晚上報道，參議院推遲了海軍少將傑克遜出任退伍軍人事務部長的聽證會。共和黨和民主黨的高層人士都對傑克遜的資歷表示擔心。

傑克遜少將原定於星期三出席參議院退伍軍人事務委員會的聽證會。

美國有線電視新聞網（cnn）援引兩個消息來源報道，參議院退伍軍人事務委員會的成員被告知傑克遜在其職業生涯中不只一次受到行爲不當的指稱。

傑克遜目前是川普總統的專用醫生。人們在審視他是否有能力領導一個像退伍軍人事務部這樣龐大的政府機構。退伍軍人事務部是美國聯邦政府中第二大部。

作爲白宮的專用醫生，傑克遜2017年少有地獲得了相當大的知名度。他在電視上向全美國實況轉播的記者會上回答白宮記者團的問題，詳細談到川普總統的身體檢查。

川普是美國有史以來年紀最大的第一屆總統，曾有人提出很多有關他的身體健康狀況、體重和精神穩定的問題。但是傑克遜給川普總統的身體狀況打了高分。他當時對記者說：“總統的全面健康狀況極佳。”

川普總統提名傑克遜擔任退伍軍人事務部部長，接替奧巴馬總統任命的舒爾金。