Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Draws Mixed Reactions from Anti-Abortion and MAHA Groups
Deleted posts show Nicole Saphier questioned vaccine policy and accused health officials of lacking expertise as Trump weighs a more traditional public health team.
- President Donald Trump nominated radiologist Nicole Saphier as surgeon general last week, following the withdrawal of Means. The White House praised Saphier as an accomplished physician who will advance the administration's health agenda.
- Deleted social media posts reviewed by CNN show Saphier repeatedly broke with President Trump and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy on sensitive health issues including vaccines and autism spanning 2025 and 2026.
- In a deleted March post, Saphier suggested the administration hid measles spread data until after midterm elections. She also mocked President Trump and Elon Musk as "petty, loud, & obnoxious" during a 2025 public feud.
- Some Make America Healthy Again leaders warn Saphier's mainstream vaccine positions misalign with movement principles, though the White House maintains she will be a "powerful asset" for the administration's health agenda.
- The administration has sought more traditional public health picks to curb chaos surrounding vaccine policy. This nomination follows the stalled confirmation of Means, an ally of Kennedy, who faced skepticism over her vaccine views.
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Newly resurfaced posts could sink yet another Trump surgeon general nominee
Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump's third nominee for surgeon general, has deleted numerous social media posts in which she publicly criticized the administration's handling of major health issues, including measles elimination, vaccine policy and the 79-year-old president's own health tran...
Exclusive: Deleted tweets reveal new surgeon general pick criticized Trump and RFK Jr. health policies
Just two months before she was selected as President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Nicole Saphier suggested the administration was hiding that measles was spreading widely enough in the United States for the country to lose its “elimination” status until after the midterm elections.
Does Trump’s new pick for surgeon general get an F when it comes to all things MAHA?
President Donald Trump has once again run afoul of his MAHA coalition after congressional stonewalling forced a third nomination for surgeon general. Late last week, the chief executive and his Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slammed Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (R), faulting him for “sabotaging” the appointment of Dr. Casey Means. As upset as Make America Healthy Again proponents were for losing that fight, many express…
Does Trump's new pick for surgeon general get an F when it comes to all things MAHA? · American Wire News
President Donald Trump has once again run afoul of his MAHA coalition after congressional stonewalling forced a third nomination for surgeon general. Late last week, the chief executive and his Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slammed Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (R), faulting him for “sabotaging” the appointment of Dr. Casey Means. As upset as Make America Healthy Again proponents were for losing that fight, many express…
Morning Greatness: Trump Surgeon General Pick Sparks Backlash, Splits MAHA Movement › American Greatness
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