Trump Taps Means as Surgeon General After Pulling First Pick (1)

May 7, 2025, 9:49 PM UTC

President Donald Trump is tapping Casey Means to be the next US surgeon general after his prior nominee was withdrawn shortly before her confirmation hearing.

Trump announced the news on Truth Social, his social-media platform. Means is the sister of Calley Means, a top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Bloomberg earlier reported that the White House was pulling its nomination for former Fox News contributor Janette Nesheiwat to be surgeon general, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump said Nesheiwat would work with Kennedy in another capacity at HHS.

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