President Donald Trump on Thursday withdrew his nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, blaming Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) for stalling her Senate confirmation.
Trump said he would be nominating Dr. Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and Fox News contributor, to the position. The decision represents a capitulation after Means received significant pushback from Cassidy and other senators due to her role in the Make America Healthy Again movement and her history of vaccine skepticism.
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