Trump pulls Surgeon General pick after nomination stalls
Donald Trump pulled Casey Means as his pick to be the U.S. Surgeon General after she failed to win enough votes in the Senate to be confirmed. On Thursday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Means' nomination had been withdrawn. Trump will instead nominate cancer radiologist and Fox News contributor Nicole Saphier.
Means, a health influencer with no active medical licence, had drawn criticism from some senators due to her views on health, and vaccines in particular. Means' nomination has not advanced since her confirmation hearing in the Senate in February. During the hearing, she declined to say whether babies should receive vaccines and questioned established science about whether vaccines cause autism. She told lawmakers at the time, "I believe vaccines save lives. I believe that vaccines are a key part of every public health strategy for any infectious disease." Trump lambasted Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, a trained physician whom he blamed for blocking Means' nomination.
Saphier is a frequent contributor to Fox News. In 2020, Saphier published the book *Make America Healthy Again: How Bad Behaviour and Big Government Caused a Trillion-Dollar Crisis*. She also has a podcast called *Wellness Unmasked*. Saphier - who works as a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, Monmouth - is now Trump's third choice to lead the 6,000-employee US Public Health Service. His first choice was Janette Nesheiwat, a doctor and former Fox News contributor who faced criticism from one of Trump's advisers over her COVID views and questions about her credentials.
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Donald Trump's pick for Surgeon General faced hurdles in the Senate- raising questions about qualifications and views. The stalled nomination hints at deeper divisions over public health leadership and priorities.
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