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Trump Nominates Fox News Host Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General

5/1/2026

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President Donald Trump announced Fox News commentator Nicole Saphier as his new nominee for U.S. surgeon general, replacing the stalled candidate.
The nomination follows the withdrawal of Casey Means after Senate questioning of her vaccine positions and other health views in February.
Trump rebuked Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy for his questioning, praised Means as a “strong MAHA Warrior,” and noted the withdrawal harms Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s movement.

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President Donald Trump announced Fox News commentator Nicole Saphier as his new nominee for U.S. surgeon general, replacing the stalled candidate.
The nomination follows the withdrawal of Casey Means after Senate questioning of her vaccine positions and other health views in February.
Trump rebuked Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy for his questioning, praised Means as a “strong MAHA Warrior,” and noted the withdrawal harms Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s movement.