Trump taps Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after pulling Casey Means nomination
President Donald Trump announced he will nominate Dr. Nicole Saphier as the next U.S. surgeon general after withdrawing Dr. Casey Means' nomination, which had stalled in the Senate. Saphier, a breast radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is the director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Monmouth and has authored books on public health. Trump praised Saphier as a skilled physician and communicator, while criticizing Senator Bill Cassidy for blocking Means' confirmation.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Dr. Nicole Saphier as the next U.S. surgeon general after pulling his previous pick, Dr. Casey Means, whose confirmation process in the Senate stalled for months. Saphier is a breast radiologist and was previously a Fox News contributor. She is listed as the director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Monmouth and the author of several books. That includes one book that critiques the U.S.'s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, arguing that political agendas often overshadowed scientific guidance."Nicole is a STAR physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment while tirelessly advocating to increase early cancer detection and prevention, while at the…
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