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Trump nominates Nicole Saphier as US Surgeon General, pulls Casey Means

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Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper Kylie Cooper Reuters

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump named radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier as his pick for U.S. Surgeon General on Thursday, his third nominee for the post, after withdrawing the nomination of Casey Means.

The move came as it became clear Means lacked the votes to advance from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Saphier is a Fox News medical contributor and author of books including "Make America Healthy Again: How Bad Behavior and Big Government Caused a Trillion Dollar Crisis."

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Writing by Ryan Patrick Jones; Editing by Caitlin Webber and Caroline Humer)

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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 1:09 PM.

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