{"id":2597277,"date":"2026-04-30T17:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-fox-news-contributor-for-surgeon-general-after-casey-means-nomination-stalls\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:11:08","slug":"trump-nominates-fox-news-contributor-for-surgeon-general-after-casey-means-nomination-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-fox-news-contributor-for-surgeon-general-after-casey-means-nomination-stalls\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Nominates Fox News Contributor for Surgeon General After Casey Means&#8217; Nomination Stalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-nominates-fox-news-contributor-for-surgeon-general-after-casey-means-nomination-stalls%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=2597277&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>President Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier for U.S. Surgeon General after the Senate failed to move forward with his previous pick, Dr. Casey Means. Trump praised Saphier as a \u201cSTAR physician,\u201d citing her work guiding women with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">breast cancer<\/a>, and publicly announced the nomination on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The earlier nomination of Means was stalled amid concerns from lawmakers about her medical experience and views-especially her stance on vaccines-and questions about her medical licensing and potential conflicts of interest. During Means\u2019 confirmation hearing, senators pressed her on vaccine issues, including the hepatitis B \u201cbirth dose,\u201d and her past comments raised further scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The report also notes that Saphier previously differed in messaging from trump\u2019s medical communications, such as advising that acetaminophen in pregnancy should be used when medically necessary (with attention to risks of untreated fever or severe pain). Means and Saphier did not immediatly respond to requests for comment, and the U.S. Department of Health and human Services directed inquiries to the White House.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Thursday he\u2019s nominating former Fox News Channel contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means\u2019 path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a>, Trump said he would nominate Saphier, whom he called \u201ca STAR physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\udddd. \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfd \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01 \u2013 \ud835\udfed\ud835\udfee:\ud835\udff0\ud835\udfef \ud835\udde3\ud835\udde0 \ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde7 \ud835\udfec\ud835\udff0.\ud835\udfef\ud835\udfec.\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff2<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier to be the next SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Nicole is a STAR physician who has spent her\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2049892803896095136?\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saphier is a radiologist and director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, according to her profile on the New York-based institution\u2019s website. She has a doctor of medicine degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Barbados, along with fellowships at the Mayo Clinic, the profile said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The withdrawal came after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/casey-means-surgeon-general-confirmation-hearing-9e25bb95d033e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tense exchanges<\/a> between Means and lawmakers of both parties, throwing into question whether she could secure enough votes to advance out of the Senate health committee.<\/p>\n<p>Her nomination had languished since her confirmation hearing in late February, even as activists from the Make America Healthy Again movement orchestrated a push to support her bid by surging phone calls to Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. They had both indicated reservations with the pick.<\/p>\n<p>In nominating Means last May, Trump sought to hire a close ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the nation\u2019s doctor.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old Means, a Stanford-educated physician who became disillusioned with the health care system and pivoted to a career as an author and entrepreneur, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/casey-means-surgeon-general-podcasts-health-care-9eaa4341a62a0762fe827f459e9b1415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promotes ideas<\/a> 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 widespread chronic disease.<\/p>\n<p>But Means, who did not finish her surgical residency program and doesn\u2019t currently have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominee-presents-latest-challenge-for-gops-bill-cassidy\/\" title=\"Trump nominee presents latest challenge for GOP&#039;s Bill Cassidy\">active medical license<\/a>, also faced scrutiny for her lack of experience and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/surgeon-general-trump-casey-means-affiliate-conflicts-8d8cb29defa07028dbd97fc24a72c474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">potential conflicts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On top of those concerns, senators grilled her in February about Kennedy\u2019s wide-ranging pullback of vaccine recommendations \u2014 leading to some contentious moments as Means toed the line between support for vaccines and calling them a decision best made by patients and their doctors.<\/p>\n<p>In her confirmation hearing, Means was repeatedly asked about the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending for all children late last year in a move <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hepatitis-b-vaccine-acip-a6032868d6025e2c527c574222fcabf3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized by scientific and medical groups nationwide<\/a>. Means has raised doubts about the birth dose, posting on social media in 2024 that giving the vaccine to a newborn whose parents don\u2019t have hepatitis B was \u201cabsolute insanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another post earlier Thursday, Trump called Means \u201ca strong MAHA Warrior\u201d and also criticized the \u201cintransigence and political games\u201d from GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who is facing a tough re-election this year and who interrogated Means about vaccines during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Means is the second U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-surgeon-general-pick-called-for-banning-social-media-for-teens-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...s ... pick called for banning ... for teens - Washington Examiner\">surgeon general pick<\/a> whose nomination has been withdrawn in Trump\u2019s second term. Trump withdrew his first nominee, Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat, after questions were raised about her academic credentials.<\/p>\n<p>In at least one case, Saphier has diverted from Trump\u2019s medical messaging. Last year, as Trump advised pregnant women, \u201cDon\u2019t take Tylenol\u201d \u2014 promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/autism-trump-kennedy-tylenol-acetaminophen-7ebaf91e80b93f605899cefd66ac0eb2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unproven and in some cases discredited ties<\/a> between the medication, vaccines and autism \u2014 Saphier said that while pregnant women generally are advised to take acetaminophen only under medical supervision, when necessary and at the lowest effective dose, equally important \u2014 and missing from Trump\u2019s message \u2014 was that untreated fever or severe pain can also pose serious risks to mothers and babies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, women have endured a paternalistic tone in medicine. We<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >\u2019ve moved past dismissing symptoms<\/a> as \u2018hysteria,\u2019\u201d Saphier wrote in an  to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President\u2019s recent comments on Tylenol in pregnancy are a prime example. Advising moderation was sound; delivering it in a patronizing, simplistic way was not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Means and Saphier did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 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