Surgeon General Fiasco Is A Perfect Trump Story

Surgeon General Fiasco Is A Perfect Trump Story

It's the perfect Trump story, one that tells you everything. It begins, as so many of them do, with a candidate whose qualification for high office is appearing on Fox News, proving once again that talking about something on television — and looking good — is not the same thing as actual experience.In this case, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a New York family medicine doctor who reportedly practices at an urgent care facility, talked about medical issu…

Could an uncertified doctor become America's next surgeon general?

President Donald Trump’s first pick for surgeon general, Janette Nesheiwat, proved to be a disaster when his supporters began to point out that Nesheiwat publicly supported COVID vaccinations, boosters, and masking — and never spoke out against them. “It was a very strange pick, in my opinion, f...

The Perfect Trump Story

Susan Estrich It’s the perfect Trump story, one that tells you everything. It begins, as so many of them do, with a candidate whose qualification for high office is appearing on Fox News, proving once again that talking about something on television — and looking good — is not the same thing as actual experience.     In this case, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a New York family medicine doctor who reportedly practices at an urgent care facility, talked…