"Explosive Bodycam Footage Captures U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson's Confrontation with Law Enforcement"

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Newly released bodycam video shows U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson being slammed to the ground by police and angrily confronting a state trooper with profanity during a confrontation at a rodeo outside Amarillo. Jackson disputes claims that he was appropriately notified to step aside for EMS, insisting he was trying to help someone in a medical emergency. His office blames "overly aggressive and incompetent actions" by local authorities. The video confirms the general narrative of a sheriff's report, but Jackson and two witnesses dispute the notification issue. Jackson, a physician to two presidents, was elected in 2020 and remains a supporter of Donald Trump.
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