Trump's New Surgeon General Pick Is a Wellness Influencer With Inactive Medical License [View all]
A surgeon general who is "not able to comment on specific medical conditions or provide any medical guidance"? Make it make sense!
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Trumps New Surgeon General Pick Is a Wellness Influencer With Inactive Medical License
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Dr. Casey Means and her brother Calley rose to fame in conservative circles for their skepticism of the health-care system and push for holistic approaches.
Julia Ornedo
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Updated May 8 2025 3:34AM EDT
Published May 7 2025 8:25PM EDT
President Donald Trump has named one-half of a fast-rising MAHA influencer duo as his new pick for Surgeon General.
Trump announced Wednesday that he will be nominating Dr. Casey Means, 37, as Americas top doctor after pulling his nomination for Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwatjust a day before she was set to face the Senate.
Casey has impeccable MAHA credentials, Trump wrote on Truth Social. Her academic achievements, together with her lifes work, are absolutely outstanding. Dr. Casey Means has the potential to be one of the finest Surgeon Generals in United States History.
He failed to mention, however, that she placed her Oregon medical license on inactive status last January, state records show. Her website also states that she is no longer seeing patients and is not able to comment on specific medical conditions or provide any medical guidance.
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