{"id":2379027,"date":"2024-12-11T15:59:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-surgeon-general-nominee-under-fire-from-conservatives-as-disqualifying-past-comments-come-to-light\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:04:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T21:04:46","slug":"trumps-surgeon-general-nominee-under-fire-from-conservatives-as-disqualifying-past-comments-come-to-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-surgeon-general-nominee-under-fire-from-conservatives-as-disqualifying-past-comments-come-to-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Surgeon General Nominee Under Fire from Conservatives as &#8216;Disqualifying&#8217; Past Comments Come to Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-surgeon-general-nominee-under-fire-from-conservatives-as-disqualifying-past-comments-come-to-light%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversy surrounding\u2062 Dr.Janette Nesheiwat, President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee for Surgeon \u200dGeneral, especially in relation \u200cto her \u200dcomments on transgender issues that have \u200bresurfaced. The piece highlights a conservative backlash against Nesheiwat&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-believe-when-experts-lie\/\" title=\"What to Believe When Experts Lie?\">statements made<\/a> during a \u200b2022 Fox news interview,\u200c where she acknowledged the risks associated with \u2063gender transitions while also advocating for unconditional love and\u200c acceptance for children regarding thier gender identities. Critics on social media,\u2062 including members of the conservative group\u200d moms \u200dfor Liberty and detransitioned individuals, have labeled her\u2063 remarks as\u2062 \u201cdisqualifying,\u201d asserting\u2064 that she is out of touch \u200cwith \u200cconservative values.<\/p>\n<p>additionally, \u2064the \u200carticle emphasizes misgivings about her broader comments on transgender youth and mental health, with accusations that she misrepresents the statistics around suicide rates among these adolescents. Nesheiwat&#8217;s past support for COVID-19 measures,including lockdowns and\u200d vaccines,further complicates her nomination among Trump&#8217;s base,where many are already skeptical of \u200dher\u2063 stance\u2063 on related issues. there is a call for Donald \u200cTrump to reconsider \u2063her nomination due to the growing \u200bdiscontent \u200dwithin his support base.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>To say the least, President-elect Donald Trump has earned the benefit of all doubts.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, millions of MAGA supporters broke from Trump on nearly all things COVID-related, and they should not hesitate to do so again when their beloved president-elect, whom they rightly respect and adore, makes a head-scratching decision seemingly at odds with their interests and values.<\/p>\n<p>A 2022 Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6310524108112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> in which Surgeon General nominee Dr. Janette Nesheiwat made controversial comments about transgender ideology resurfaced this week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, prompting at least one X user to characterize the comments as &ldquo;disqualifying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, clips from the interview generated additional outrage from conservatives already opposed to Nesheiwat&rsquo;s nomination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/momsforlibertywi.com\/f\/scarlett-johnson-for-the-badger-institute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scarlett Johnson<\/a> of the pro-women, pro-children, and pro-parent &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/levar-burton-kicks-off-national-book-awards-ceremony-suggesting-moms-liberty-violently-assaulted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moms for Liberty<\/a>&rdquo; grassroots organization posted one such clip.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Nesheiwat first described gender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/medical-kidnapping-christian-parents-lose-custody-child-14-opposing-gender-transition-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transition<\/a> as &ldquo;not without risk&rdquo; then endorsed the broader ideology.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No matter what gender your child identifies, accept them and love them for who they are,&rdquo; Nesheiwat said in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In an accompanying post, Johnson denounced Nesheiwat as &ldquo;not one of us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Going through a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/co-supreme-court-narrowly-dismisses-jack-phillips-persecution\/\" title=\"CO Supreme Court Narrowly Dismisses Jack Phillips Persecution\">gender transition&#038;rdquo<\/a>; poses risks for a child, according to Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. However, she emphasizes, &ldquo;&hellip;no matter what &lsquo;gender&rsquo; your child identifies, you should love and accept them for who they are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Parents fighting gender ideology: She is not one of us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jyYTvzdct0\">https:\/\/t.co\/jyYTvzdct0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ENiUfvFhMz\">pic.twitter.com\/ENiUfvFhMz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scarlett4kids\/status\/1866363543697739909?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chloe Cole, a former &ldquo;trans&rdquo; kid who, as she wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/22\/opinion\/medicine-shuns-gender-detransitioners-like-me-but-we-deserve-to-be-heard-and-helped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, detransitioned at age 16, called Nesheiwat&rsquo;s comments &ldquo;disqualifying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Transgenderism, Cole added, amounts to &ldquo;a mental illness that should never be &lsquo;affirmed.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a disqualifying statement from the new Surgeon General <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DoctorJanette?\">@DoctorJanette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In no world should we be accepting the lie that children are born in the wrong body.<\/p>\n<p>It is a mental illness that should never be &ldquo;affirmed.&rdquo;<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ZIkZrEWmz\">pic.twitter.com\/5ZIkZrEWmz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chloe Cole &#11088;&#65039; (@ChoooCole) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChoooCole\/status\/1866503401598849423?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a separate clip from the same interview, Nesheiwat pushed additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lpga-bans-majority-transgender-golfers-new-policy-2025-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender<\/a>-related lies.<\/p>\n<p>First, she described gender dysphoria as a &ldquo;disconnect&rdquo; between how troubled adolescents feel and &ldquo;what a doctor assigned them as a gender at birth,&rdquo; as if <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">doctors arbitrarily identify newborn babies<\/a> as male or female.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, she claimed that &ldquo;transgender adolescents&rdquo; experience &ldquo;a very high suicidal rate&rdquo; that makes them &ldquo;almost eight times more likely to commit suicide,&rdquo; she said, &ldquo;than their cisgender peers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump&rsquo;s pick for Surgeon General, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DoctorJanette?\">@DoctorJanette<\/a>, says babies have their gender ASSIGNED at birth, and is pushing the lie of high suicides for &lsquo;transgender&rsquo; adolescents, comparing them to &lsquo;c*sgender&rsquo; peers.<\/p>\n<p>She actually uses that language.<\/p>\n<p>Her numbers are a fiction, just like&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NPqkJfRJta\">pic.twitter.com\/NPqkJfRJta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Billboard Chris &#127464;&#127462;&#127482;&#127480; (@BillboardChris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillboardChris\/status\/1866341579184869475?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Suicidal&rdquo;? Perhaps. But &ldquo;almost eight times more likely to commit suicide&rdquo;? Nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/aclu-attorney-confesses-transgender-suicide-claim-is-a-myth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Journal<\/a>, ACLU attorney Chase Strangio admitted last week during oral arguments before the Supreme Court that &ldquo;no evidence&rdquo; exists to suggest that gender-affirming &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-attorney-general-claims-victory-in-admission-of-aclu-lawyer-in-trans-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tennessee attorney general claims victory in admission of ACLU lawyer in trans case - Washington Examiner\">treatment reduces completed suicide<\/a>,&rdquo; which Strangio characterized as &ldquo;rare.&rdquo; The attorney did insist, however, upon a reduction in &ldquo;suicidality&rdquo; following such treatment.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, Nesheiwat&rsquo;s use of the word &ldquo;cisgender&rdquo; alone should disqualify her.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, these resurfaced clips will do the Surgeon General nominee no favors.<\/p>\n<p>After all, conservatives already opposed her due to her association with&nbsp;everything evil about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heart-racing-jd-vance-talks-stance-covid-vaccine-rough-experience-taking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID<\/a> regime.<\/p>\n<p>Nesheiwat endorsed lockdowns, masks, and social distancing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump&rsquo;s nominee for Surgeon General, Dr, Janette Nesheiwat, has this disqualifying video where she&rsquo;s advocating for lockdowns and wearing a mask.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DoctorJanette?\">@DoctorJanette<\/a> needs to clarify this position or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> needs to rescind her nomination.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ccDiO8jmFy\">pic.twitter.com\/ccDiO8jmFy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul A. Szypula &#127482;&#127480; (@Bubblebathgirl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bubblebathgirl\/status\/1860397471093891411?\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She also promoted the so-called COVID &ldquo;vaccine&rdquo; and applauded CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/growing-threat-big-pharma-big-tech-media-control-america-warning-echoed-eisenhower-zuckerberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> for his COVID-related censorship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I never did what was popular, but what was right. Here is a compilation of videos of Trump&rsquo;s Surgeon General, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, and her stances during the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Janette Nesheiwat praised and Mark Zuckerberg for censoring individuals who questioned&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yyMW8eDgwE\">pic.twitter.com\/yyMW8eDgwE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I Meme Therefore I Am &#127482;&#127480; (@ImMeme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/1860451932592308283?\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the whole, Trump&rsquo;s supporters have greeted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-preemptively-crushes-leftist-media-hit-piece-even-published-brought-receipts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nominations<\/a> with enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>Nesheiwat&rsquo;s nomination, however, must not stand.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, many MAGA supporters have distanced themselves from him on various COVID-related issues and should feel free to do so again if their respected and admired president-elect makes a puzzling choice that appears contrary to their interests and values. Recently, a 2022 Fox News interview featuring Surgeon General nominee Dr. Janette Nesheiwat resurfaced on social media, where her controversial remarks about transgender ideology led at least one user to label them as &#8220;disqualifying.&#8221; Clips from this interview sparked further outrage among conservatives already against Nesheiwat&#8217;s nomination. Scarlett Johnson from the grassroots organization &#8220;Moms for Liberty,&#8221; which advocates for women, children, and parents, shared one of these clips.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Nesheiwat acknowledged that gender transition carries risks but also supported accepting children regardless of their gender identity: \u201cNo matter what gender your child identifies as, accept them and love them for who they are,\u201d she stated in 2022. In response to this statement, Johnson criticized Nesheiwat as \u201cnot one of us.\u201d Chloe Cole, a former transgender youth who detransitioned at 16 and wrote about her experience in the New York Post, deemed Nesheiwat\u2019s comments \u201cdisqualifying,\u201d asserting that transgenderism is akin to a mental illness that should not be affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>In another segment from the same interview, Nesheiwat perpetuated additional misconceptions regarding transgender issues by describing gender dysphoria as merely a disconnect between how adolescents feel versus what doctors assign them at birth. She also claimed that &#8220;transgender adolescents&#8221; have an extremely high suicide rate\u2014almost eight times higher than their cisgender peers\u2014though critics argue these figures are exaggerated.<\/p>\n<p>Nesheiwat&#8217;s use of terms like &#8220;cisgender&#8221; alone could disqualify her candidacy. These resurfaced clips will likely harm her nomination prospects since conservatives were already skeptical due to her previous support for COVID measures such as lockdowns and mask mandates. 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