Trump pulls nomination for stalled surgeon general nominee Means and says he’ll put forth Saphier
President Donald Trump withdrew Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general and announced he would nominate Nicole Saphier instead. Means' nomination stalled in the Senate due to questions about her experience and vaccine stance.
President Donald Trump has withdrawn Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general after her path forward stalled in the Senate. Trump announced he would nominate Nicole Saphier, a Fox News contributor, for the role. Means faced tough questioning during her confirmation hearing over her vaccine stance and other health topics. Her nomination had been championed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Great Again movement. Means is a Stanford-educated physician who promotes ideas popular with the MAHA movement, including that Americans are overmedicalized and that diet and lifestyle changes should be at the center of efforts to end chronic disease. Saphier is described by Trump as a 'STAR physician' who has guided women facing breast cancer through diagnosis and treatment.
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