US EditionKennedy blasts critics of Trump’s surgeon general nominee: ‘Terrified of change’
- On Wednesday, President Trump selected Dr. Casey Means to serve as U.S. Surgeon general, following the withdrawal of Janette Nesheiwat prior to her confirmation hearings.
- Trump's nomination followed the establishment of the Make America Healthy Again commission, led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., tasked with fighting chronic illness.
- Kennedy defended Means as the ideal pick because she left traditional medicine to pursue functional approaches and is a longtime ally in the MAHA agenda.
- Means, a Stanford-trained physician who left surgical training and holds an inactive Oregon license, has faced criticism for her nontraditional views and spiritual practices.
- The nomination remains controversial, with significant backlash from far-right figures and MAGA supporters, while Senate confirmation is pending before Means can serve as surgeon general.
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Kennedy Hits Out at Critics of Surgeon General Pick
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. on Thursday defended President Donald Trump’s choice for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, who has come under fire from the right and the left following her nomination. Trump on Thursday announced he was nominating Means, a wellness influencer and author, to serve as surgeon general after withdrawing his initial choice, former Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. Means, whose broth…
Kennedy blasts critics of Trump’s surgeon general nominee: ‘Terrified of change’
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday issued an unrelenting defense of President Trump’s surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, who has faced an onslaught of criticism since the president tapped her for the influential government post late Wednesday. In a post on the social platform X on Thursday, Kennedy chastised…
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