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Trump says it’s ‘possible’ Means will be withdrawn as surgeon general nominee
Casey Means faces opposition due to lack of active medical license, clinical experience, and vaccine skepticism, with key Republican senators withholding support, officials said.
- President Donald Trump said it is possible he will withdraw Casey Means' nomination as surgeon general due to challenges during the confirmation process.
- Casey Means is a former physician and wellness influencer associated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement and faces scrutiny over a lack of an active medical license and vaccine skepticism.
- Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Bill Cassidy oppose Means' nomination, doubting her qualifications to be surgeon general.
- Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams criticized Means' lack of a medical license and said she does not meet the established requirements for the role.
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Trump Gives Update on Surgeon General Nominee
President Donald Trump said he is considering withdrawing his nomination of Dr. Casey Means for surgeon general. “Well, we’re looking at a lot of different things,” Trump said in response to a question from The Daily Signal on Sunday night. “I don’t know how she’s doing in the nomination process.…
Trump dooms surgeon general nominee with 'a lot of great candidates' comment: MS NOW
The chances of Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US surgeon general went from bad to worse on Sunday night after the president opened the door for someone to replace her with the Senate already dragging its feet over her nomination.Casey Means, who is not a doctor, took a large blow on Sunday when former Trump Surgeon General Jerome Adams came out against her, saying, “The role of surgeon general has centuries of precedent and requirements, and…
Fate of Trump Surgeon General Nominee in Limbo As Lawmakers Go After MAHA Movement
President Trump has said he would consider pulling the nomination of an RFK Jr. ally, Dr. Casey Means, whose confirmation is bogged down over her atypical approach to medical care.
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