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Trump withdraws Casey Means, nominates Nicole Saphier for Surgeon General

scienceApr 30, 2026333,542

President Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means' stalled nomination for U.S. Surgeon General after it faltered in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines. He nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, as his new pick. Dr. Saphier has publicly written and spoken about vaccines, autism, peptide therapies, diet and Tylenol use during pregnancy in ways that diverge from mainstream public health guidance. The swap matters because the surgeon general shapes national health messaging, and Saphier's record signals a different tone and priorities for federal public health communications.

Rachel Maddow
@maddow.bsky.social

"The Fox News contributor is the founder of a supplement business that develops 'clean, thoughtfully crafted tinctures'... "Her Instagram account is peppered with dubious wellness claims such as 'rosemary and sage decrease Alzheimer’s risk'...” arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

14972h ago
Tony Colletti122

One of the most consistent things about the Trump administration is that the primary qualification for any position is that you must be totally unqualified for that position.

Judy Weston43

JFC, is she married to Florida’s voodoo surgeon general? “I don’t care about you. I just want your vote. I don’t care.” -Trump, Las Vegas Rally, 2024 He meant every fucking word!

Arkancrow21

The are litteraly putting the snake oil people in charge of healthcare in the USA.

ladydkw.bsky.social21

Can we get a normal Dr one who takes their oath seriously and lives by the oath” do no harm “ lol Not these quacks who are pretending to be Drs.

@spiritbeing.bsky.social 14

Quacks appear easy to find at the Fox network.

Renae Freedom9

She'll fit right in with the RFK slaughter health bunch.

🇨🇦 Part owner of Canada9

Its always a grift, always.

River Odder7

But what about Parsley and Thyme?

Jessica Cheeri7

Everything is television and somehow also everything is an old time medicine show

PKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Twitter ‘X’ refugee thank you 'Elon' 🙄6

We all gonna die sooner than expected, aren't we 😳

eightmjc.bsky.social5

Amazing how many charlatans find their way to FoxNews.

JC 💙🦋🛸4

Acceptable Nominees per the GOP Apparently

rbsnst.bsky.social4

FOX NEWS IS RUNNING OUR COUNTRY INTO THE GROUND LITERALLY BETWEEN THE NEW STATION AND OUR GOVT RUN BY FOX……..ENOUGH

deebell.bsky.social4

Really, what could we realistically expect out of the Felon in the Oval Office?

Richard Bellikoff3

He only nominates quacks: medical quacks, economic quacks, legal quacks and military quacks. He's the biggest quack of all, a business quack and a negotiating quack.

Donna the Crossing Guard3

Fox news has become the Indeed for the trump administration

LZ2

The difference between Trump and George W. Bush is that, while both morons, one of them surrounded himself with smarter people.

B∙R∙AI∙N2

Hmm...wonder what parsley and thyme do..?

Leslie2

Are you a highly successful grifter? Are you unqualified to do anything other than grift? Join the Trump administration*, where you can lie, cheat, and steal in ways you never dreamed of, with impunity!! *Blind unquestioning loyalty to the Grifter-in-Chief required. Ppl with spines need not apply.

Bill Jensen2

Good Lord, a supplements nutter

Steve Gray2

I think anyone who uses the word "Tinctures" in any serious way needs to be examined by a properly qualified psychologist.

quilterjude.bsky.social2

She’s got the MAL look! What else could she possibly need?

Tom Sellacar2

Soon a government program will start issuing Patchouli oil with your voters registration card and snortable turmeric with your passport. The path toward holistic health is almost too easy.

They Call Me Gary2

🤔 Yep, Another Wackjob Lunatic Trump Nominee for surgeon general. 🙄 Hell this one might even recommend a daily Racoon Penis or road kill meal.

debscheetzam.bsky.social2

Wonder how many turn him down before he hits rock bottom?

amycorwin.bsky.social2

Why is this administration so aggressively committed to kooks, incompetents and charlatans? I remain in a constant state of disbelief.

Kath P2

Dear Lord, can't he find someone outside of Fox tv

Helen Bailey2

“Her Instagram account is peppered with dubious wellness claims such as “rosemary and sage decrease Alzheimer’s risk.” In another, she gathered friends for a “turmeric and cinnamon infused anti-inflammatory tea (yes, @drop__rx) … Topped off with a glass of champagne“ tincture of snake oil ? FFS

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Trump: "Nicole Saphier. She's with Fox. Was with Fox. Isn't with Fox anymore, Peter. But she's great. She'll be the Surgeon General."

3616h ago
Middlerage67

Oh she's from FOX, well then case closed! 🤡

Chrysostom39

He would have actually been better served if he’d chosen all his cabinet and senior appointments from the cast of Sesame Street.

They Call Me Gary31

🙄 Trumps pick for Surgeon General is Nicole Berardoni Saphier is a "radiologist" But mostly a Fox News talking head. She is featured as a regular guest/host on panel TV shows such as Fox & Friends, Outnumbered, Mornings with Maria, Hannity, The Big Weekend Show, Fox News Saturday Night and The Five.

Alex Sprague18

Remind me not to get surgery in the next 3 years.

Olaf Pijl15

A completely unqualified snake oil peddler from TV. Who would have thought?🙄

JBlanchard11

Trump owes his political career to FOX, and he's rewarding those individuals there as much as possible. You can also bet there is a direct pipeline of information sharing from Admin to FOX.

Sir Chumlee10

'She's great, Peter. She's a titty doctor and you know how I like my titties.'

Steve9

Dr. Fox is her new nickname, or so I'm told. 🙄

Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot8

Never one word for his voters that can't buy beef or the vets wounded in his war.

ResistaSista768

Hiring from a propaganda network hasn’t gone well thus far. See: the drunk weekend host currently running the military into the ground.

Monzo (Dirtbag Leftist)6

our country is run by Foxnews boomers

Gerald Glenn Saenz 🇺🇦6

It's time for that 4th cognitive test.

Voted for joy and we ended up with this6

Let me guess. She's blond, loyal, and has boobs.🤡

Videosmith6

After nominating someone with no medical license and wasting a year

Scott Gillispie6

I wish her the hearing in the Senate she deserves.

gacyclist.bsky.social5

A graduate of ross uni easily medical school in Barbados! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_...

A Travis-T5

What are her qualifications? Oh... Right..

Hagen Patrick5

"Don't bug me when I'm making my mark, Peter."

May the Force be with us!5

Another FOX low life? WTF. What a shit show this administration is.

Shola Hoon4

“I don’t know her, but she’ll be great”

progressivepeter.bsky.social4

Young, white, attractive female who's been on Fox. Checks all of Trump's boxes.

Diego Queen4

oh, she was with FOX…what could go wrong?

BlueRockitResistor4

What a disgrace to our country PLEASE, TELL USALL What are her Qualifications for SURGEON GENERAL

@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social4

Trump's infamous Circle-Jerk Session. Blow-jobs all around.

Richard Levine3

So, now we know all we need to know about her—she’s with Fox, was with Fox, is great. Hmm.

Brian2

Nicole Saphier another grifter and quack. She is better suited to play a doctor on "The Bold and the Beautiful" but not qualified to be Surgeon General.

squirrels1963.bsky.social2

Oh come on. It’s all just an evil prank to him.

Carmela 🌍🌹😎🍷🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦2

I predicted she would get a WH job when she started working on Foxnews. That‘s all you have to do.

ProudBlue💙2

She was from Fox … So we don’t need to know her medical credentials…

Tim Murphy2

Notice how Trump lit up talking about Saphier? I wonder why 🤔

Erinn2

And she's just as useless as Means

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

Never heard of Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new Surgeon General nominee, until today. I’m guessing a lot of us are about to become experts in the myriad ways in which she is unqualified. A cursory search alone is revealing. A person with no experience in public health should not be Surgeon General.

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