Surgeon General Nominee Withdrawn After Truth Comes Out, Trump Announces New ‘MAHA’ Candidate
After several reports regarding résumé inflation sunk an already unsteady nominee for surgeon general, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was replacing her with a candidate aligned with the so-called “MAHA” movement.
According to the Washington Times, Dr. Casey Means — an adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a proponent of his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative — will replace Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as surgeon general nominee.
Bloomberg first reported the move on Wednesday afternoon hours before the official announcement was made. The decision to withdraw apparently came from the White House and not from Nesheiwat herself.
“Casey has impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials, and will work closely with our wonderful Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to ensure a successful implementation of our Agenda in order to reverse the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and ensure Great Health, in the future, for ALL Americans,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Nesheiwat, a Fox News contributor, had already come under attack from conservatives for her support of certain aspects of transgender ideology.
“But the most important thing of all of this is no matter what gender your child identifies as, accept them and love them for who they are,” she said on Fox News in 2022, according to the Daily Signal.
She had also described the COVID-19 vaccine as a “gift from God,” something that put her at odds with many Trump administration health officials.