Trump Nominates Nicole Saphier As Surgeon General Pick
Trump praised Saphier’s medical background and her work in cancer treatment and prevention. He highlighted her role guiding patients through diagnoses and promoting early detection.
Advertisement He also pointed to her ability to communicate complex medical issues to the public. Advertisement “She is also an INCREDIBLE COMMUNICATOR, who makes complicated health issues more easily understood by all Americans,” Trump said.
Saphier is a radiologist who has served as director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth in New Jersey. She is also a regular contributor on Fox News and Fox Business, where she has commented on a range of public health issues.
“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,” Trump said
Her nomination follows the withdrawal of Casey Means, whose confirmation effort faced months of resistance in the Senate. Means, a wellness entrepreneur aligned with the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, had drawn scrutiny over her medical background and positions on vaccines.
Bill Cassidy for the failed nomination. Cassidy, a physician and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, had raised concerns during the confirmation process.
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“Hopefully all of the Great Republican People of Louisiana… will be voting Bill Cassidy OUT OF OFFICE in the upcoming Republican Primary!” Trump wrote in a separate post.
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Cassidy has been a key Republican voice on health-related nominations and policy matters. His position on the committee gives him significant influence over whether nominees advance to a full Senate vote.
Saphier now enters the confirmation process as the administration seeks to fill one of the nation’s most visible public health roles. The surgeon general serves as the federal government’s leading spokesperson on public health and medical issues.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump has nominated DR. NICOLE SAPHIER to be the next Surgeon General of the United States
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Saphier has been a regular guest on Fox News for years now, and has been outspoken against COVID vax mandates for children.
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President Trump’s Surgeon General nominee, Casey Means, stands as one of the MAHA movement’s most powerful evangelists. Her book Good Energy, which exposed the nation’s catastrophic decline in metabolic health, has become a bible for the MAHA movement.
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Trump has framed the effort around prevention, communication, and reshaping public trust in health institutions.
Her nomination comes as the administration continues to emphasize its broader health policy agenda
If confirmed, Saphier would take on a high-profile position responsible for addressing national health challenges and advising the public on medical issues. The timeline for Senate consideration of her nomination has not yet been announced.
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