"Controversial Detention: Rep. Ronny Jackson Handcuffed and Tackled at Texas Rodeo"

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Source: Roll Call
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Newly released video shows Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas cursing at police and threatening to report them to the governor after being handcuffed during an argument outside a rodeo where he had approached a teenager having seizures. The video, provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety, shows officers bringing Jackson to the ground and handcuffing him before helping him up. Jackson, a former White House physician, argued with a state trooper and shouted obscenities, claiming he was trying to help in a crisis. The incident occurred in White Deer, Texas, and Jackson later responded to the video's release, criticizing the authorities and defending his actions.

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