President Trump is withdrawing his nomination of healthy-food advocate Dr. Casey Means to serve as U.S. surgeon general
The president slammed a key Republican senator for opposing Means, and named Dr. Nicole Saphier as the new nominee.
Saphier nominated for Surgeon General
- Trump announces new pick for surgeon general nomination NPR —
- Trump names Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General pick, withdraws Means - Reuters Reuters —
- Trump Picks Nicole Saphier for Surgeon General After Withdrawing Casey Means Nomination The New York Times —
- Trump pulls vaccine skeptic Casey Means’ Surgeon General nomination for yet another Fox News personality The Independent —
- Trump pulls nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general UPI —