President Donald Trump is blaming Dr. Casey Mean, a wellness influencer who has been turned into a doctor with close ties to health and welfare secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as a candidate for the surgeon general, after retracting his initial choice for an influential health post.
Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that it means “the perfect ‘Maha’ qualification.”Make America healthy again“Slogan – and she works to eradicate chronic illnesses and improve the health and well-being of Americans.
“Her academic achievements, along with her life’s work, are absolutely outstanding,” Trump said. “Dr. Casey could be one of the greatest surgeon generals in American history.”
In doing so, Trump retracted his former Fox News Medical contributor.Janet NeschwattFrom work considerations, we mark the second health-related pick from Trump, which is drawn at least from Senate considerations. Nesheiwat was scheduled to appear on Thursday before the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for her confirmation hearing.
Means and her brother, former lobbyist Carrie, served as key adviser for Kennedy’s Longshot 2024 Presidential Bid, assisting brokersTrump’s approvalLast summer. The pair appeared with some of Trump’s biggest supporters and won praise from conservative criticsTucker Carlsonand podcastersJoe Logan. Calley Means is now a White House advisor who frequently appears on television to promote restrictionsSnap benefits,Fluoride removalFrom drinking water and other items on the Maha agenda.
Casey says she has no government experience and dropped out of her surgical residency program and is disillusioned with traditional medicine. She has founded the level of health technology companies that help users track blood sugar levels and other metrics. She also makes money from dietary supplements, creams, teas and other products sponsored by her social media accounts.
In interviews and articles, Means and her brothers describe a web of incredible effects that blame the country’s health problems, including the corrupt food con rock that has engrossed Americans with unhealthy diets, relying on daily medicines from the pharmaceutical industry to manage obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Few health experts challenge American dietary therapy –Processed food– Contributor to issues related to obesity. But the average goes further, linking diet and lifestyle changes to numerous conditions, including infertility, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and erectile dysfunction.
“Nearly every chronic health condition that Western medicine deals with is the result of our cells being plagued by how we live,” he said in a 2024 book co-authored with her brother.
Food experts say it’s very simple to declare everythingProcessed foodThe designation is harmful as it covers an estimated 60% of US food products, including a variety of products such as granola, peanut butter, and potato chips.
“They aren’t all made equal,” said Gabby Headrick, a nutritionist at the Department of Public Health at George Washington University. “As a driver of chronic diseases in the United States, it’s much more complicated than pointing your fingers at ultra-processed foods.”
I have mostly avoided Kennedy’s.Controversial and debated views on vaccines. However, on her website, she is seeking further investigation into their safety and recommends that patients make it easier for them to sue drugmakers in the event of a vaccine injury. Since the late 1980s, federal law has protected these companies from legal liability to encourage vaccine development without the threat of costly personal injury lawsuits.
She trained as a surgeonStanford UniversityHowever, he built an online follower by criticizingMedical institutionsReversing changes in whole foods and lifestyleobesitydiabetes and other chronic diseases.
If confirmed as a surgeon general, the means will be tasked with assisting in the promotionKennedy’s vast Maha agendawe need to remove thousands of additives and chemicals from US food, eradicate conflicts of interest in federal agencies, and encourage healthier foods.School mealsOther nutrition programs.
Trump’s first pick, Nesheiwat, is the medical director of a New York emergency medical company and regularly appears on Fox News to provide medical expertise and insights. She is a vocal supporter for Trump and shares those photos on social media. Nesheiwat is also step-sister to a former national security advisorMike Waltzwas appointed Trump as UN ambassador.
However, she has been criticized recently.Laura RumerTrump’s far-right allies who helped expel several members of the president’s National Security Council. Earlier this week, Rumer posted as the surgeon general, “I am currently involved in a medical malpractice case and didn’t go to US medical school,” saying, “I cannot have an appointee for Covid’s small vaccine NEPO.”
Anthony Clark, an independent freelance journalist, reported last month that Neshewatt received his medical degree from the American University School of Medicine at St. Martin, despite saying that he has earned a degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. According to anyone familiar with the issue, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the administration’s reasoning, the White House elicited Neshwat’s appointment due to doubts about her confirmation prospects.
“I look forward to continuing to support President Trump and working closely with Secretary Kennedy to work closely together in a senior policy role to make America health again! My focus remains on improving the health and well-being of all Americans.
A surgeon general, considered a US physician, can oversee 6,000 US Public Health Corps members and issue recommendations warning of public health threats.
In March, the White House was drawn in consideration of the nomination of a former Florida GOP representative.Dave WeldonLeading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He had skepticism about the vaccineraised concerns from major Republican senatorsand he retreated after being told there was no sufficient support from the White House to confirm.
The withdrawal was first reported by Bloomberg News.
This story was originally featured on Fortune.com.
