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Trump Nominates Dr. Nicole Saphier as Surgeon-General, Blames Cassidy

5/1/2026

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President Donald Trump withdrew Casey Means’ nomination and announced Dr. Nicole Saphier as his new U.S. surgeon-general nominee.
Trump accused Senator Bill Cassidy of blocking the pick and urged Louisiana primary voters to defeat Cassidy.
Saphier, a radiologist and breast-imaging director at Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth with a Ross University MD and Mayo Clinic fellowships, follows two prior nominees who never reached a Senate vote.

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President Donald Trump withdrew Casey Means’ nomination and announced Dr. Nicole Saphier as his new U.S. surgeon-general nominee.
Trump accused Senator Bill Cassidy of blocking the pick and urged Louisiana primary voters to defeat Cassidy.
Saphier, a radiologist and breast-imaging director at Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth with a Ross University MD and Mayo Clinic fellowships, follows two prior nominees who never reached a Senate vote.