Trump name doctor transformed into influential Casey means new surgeon general choice

U.S. President Donald Trump is attacking Dr. Casey Mane, an influencer in the transformation of doctors, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday that this means “Maha’s qualifications are impeccable”, referring to the “make America healthy again” slogan – she will work to eliminate chronic illness and improve the health and well-being of Americans.

“Her academic achievements and her life's work is absolutely outstanding,” Trump said. “Dr. Casey means being one of the best surgeons in American history.”

In doing so, Trump withdrew considerations from former Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat, which at least marked Trump's second health-related draft pick was withdrawn from Senate considerations. Nesheiwat is scheduled to appear on the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee on Thursday for a confirmation hearing.

Mean and her brother, former lobbyist Calley, meant Kennedy's main adviser to the 2024 presidential election and helped agents endorse Trump last summer. The two appeared with some of Trump's biggest supporters, winning praise from conservative experts Pundit Tucker Carlson and Podcaster Joe Rogan.

Calley Mean is currently a White House adviser who frequently appears on TV to promote restrictions on food welfare for low-income households, removing fluoride from drinking water and other Maha agendas.

No government experience

Casey means no government experience and withdraws from her surgical residency program, saying she is disappointed with traditional medicine. She founded a health technology company that can help users track blood sugar and other metrics. She also makes money from dietary supplements, face creams, teas and other products sponsored on her social media accounts.

In interviews and articles, Meter and her brother describe a dazzling network of impacts to blame American health problems, including corrupt food groups, which attract Americans to unhealthy diets, which makes them rely on daily medications from the pharmaceutical industry to manage obesity, diabetes, diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Few health experts will question the American diet is full of processed foods – contributors to obesity and related issues. But means have further developed, linking diet and lifestyle changes to a range of diseases including infertility, Alzheimer's, depression and erectile dysfunction.

“Almost all the chronic health symptoms addressed by Western medicine are the result of our cells being troubled by how we live.”

Food experts say it is detrimental to declare all processed foods as the name covers an estimated 60% of U.S. food products, including products as diverse as granola, peanut butter and potato chips.

“They're not all equal,” said Gabby Headrick, a nutrition researcher at George Washington University School of Public Health. “It's much more complicated than just pointing your finger to the U.S.'s chronic disease driver.”

The means mostly avoid Kennedy's controversial and debunked views on vaccines. But on her website, she calls for more investigation into their safety and suggests it is easier to sue drug manufacturers when vaccines are injured. Since the late 1980s, federal law has exempted these companies from legal liability to encourage the development of vaccines without being threatened by expensive personal injury lawsuits.

She trained as a surgeon at Stanford but built online followers by criticizing medical institutions, promoting natural food and lifestyle changes to reverse obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases.

If identified as a surgeon, the means would be the task of helping promote Kennedy’s massive Maha agenda, which calls for the removal of thousands of additives and chemicals from U.S. food, eliminate conflicts of interest in federal agencies, and inspire healthier foods in school lunches and other nutrition programs.

Laura Loomer criticizes previous nominees

Trump’s first choice, Nesheiwat is the medical director of Emergency Care Company in New York and appears regularly on Fox News to provide medical expertise and insights. She is a Trump voice supporter and shares their photos on social media. Nesheiwat is also the sister of former national security adviser Mike Waltz, who was nominated for Trump's UN ambassador.

But she has recently been criticized by Trump's far-right ally Laura Loomer, who played a role in removing several members of the president's National Security Council. Loomer posted on X earlier this week that “We can't have a parent-protected vaccine Nepo's appointment… He didn't go to medical school in the United States” as a surgeon.

Independent freelance journalist Anthony Clark reported last month that despite her degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine, Nesheiwat received a medical degree from the University of Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Martin.

A person familiar with the matter said the White House was nominated for confirming her prospects.

“I look forward to continuing to support President Trump and working closely with Secretary Kennedy to take senior policy positions to make the United States healthy again. My focus continues to be on improving the health and well-being of all Americans, and this mission has not changed.”

The surgeon considers doctors in the country, oversees 6,000 U.S. Public Health Force members and can issue recommendations warnings of public health threats.

In March, the White House led the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from taking into account the nomination of former Florida Republican Rep. Dave Weldon. His suspicion of the vaccine has attracted attention from the main Republican senator, who quit after the White House told him there was not enough support to confirm.

Withdrawals were first reported by Bloomberg News.