Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Pick: Why & What’s Next For MAHA?

Trump has withdrawn Dr. Casey Means as surgeon general nominee after months of Senate resistance.

He is now expected to nominate Dr. Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and Fox News medical contributor.

Means faced bipartisan concern over her inactive license, unfinished residency, and vaccine views.

The switch could shift the administration’s health messaging between a MAHA outsider and a more conventional medical voice.