Posted on 04/30/2026 10:32:17 AM PDT by DFG
President Donald Trump says he’s nominating Fox News Channel contributor Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines.
In a social media post Thursday, the Republican president said Saphier is “a STAR physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment.”
Senators of both major political parties grilled Means on her vaccine stance and other health topics during a tense confirmation hearing, deepening doubts about her ability to secure the votes she needs for the role.
Earlier Thursday, Trump on social media commended Means as “a strong MAHA Warrior,” also criticizing the “intransigence and political games” from GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who interrogated Means about vaccines during the hearing.
The withdrawal of Means’ nomination to be the next U.S. surgeon general is a blow to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his movement, which championed Means for the role as the country’s top doctor despite her nontraditional path in medicine and some controversial past remarks on vaccines and other health topics.
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I’m surprised she was even nominated, because she isn’t licensed to practice medicine and seemed low-IQ.
There shouldn’t even be a “Surgeon General”
Look what a farce the ‘Rats turned it into.
Agreed.
Is Eric Clapner available?
You obviously haven’t read her book. She taught RFKJ about what became MAHA and stopped practicing medicine once she realized it’s just a racket to make people sick, feed them crap that keeps them sick, and then makes billions peddling pills to them after they’re sick. She decided to educate people about the scam instead - a higher calling than any make-work government titled position.
Anyone who doubts what Dr. Means says should just go to the nearest Walmart and look at the number of people riding on electric carts with jugs of sugar water hooked over the top.
She was a licensed surgeon. Low IQ? She’s more qualified than most surgeons general of the past 40 years.
“and stopped practicing medicine”
Not true
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/nicole-saphier
I am a radiologist and Director of Breast Imaging at MSK Monmouth. I have extensive expertise in all areas of radiology, especially breast and body imaging. I use a variety of imaging techniques to achieve the best cancer care for my patients. I am experienced in performing minimally invasive, image-guided procedures of the breast, kidney, pancreas, liver, thyroid, and lymph nodes. These procedures can help patients avoid surgery to diagnose or manage their cancer.
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Trump must have decided to place a woman in that job if at all possible. He has helped women achieve several historic firsts, starting with our friend Kellyanne Conway as his first campaign manager, whether her husband liked it or not!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should have a Sturgeon General.
Look what a farce the ‘Rats turned it into.
Democrats farcify everything they touch.
Too bad.
SGILF
DJT likes his eye candy in his nominations and appointments.
Hope she does well and lasts longer than hotties Bondi and Noem.
What are you even talking about? You couldn’t be more wrong.
I’ve seen low-IQ people with much more impressive CVs. It doesn’t tell you a whole lot.
You’re avoiding the question, but nonetheless, a white admit to Stanford, class president, and med school grad is never going to be low IQ. Furthermore, statistically, will be much higher than you.
We need a real SURGEON ...someone who knows how to cut the fat.... and the guts out of HHS. RFK & OZ seem to be all focused on symbolism. These jobs are not to be my doctor.
These jobs are to admimister TRILLIONS of dollars.
FOX news is apparently the training ground for future Trump cabinet secretaries or officials. Democrats will put up a fight.
I shudder whenever she is on Fox and tries to get into politics.
Regarding medicine, she seems to be kind of a dreamer.
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