White Home pulls nomination for surgeon normal a day earlier than Senate affirmation listening to

The White Home on Wednesday withdrew the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to function U.S. Surgeon Common, days after right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer accused the nominee of beforehand advocating for the Covid vaccine and selling “DEI-focused initiatives.”

Trump confirmed Nesheiwat’s withdrawal in a Fact Social submit, the place he concurrently introduced that Dr. Casey Means can be his new choose for the place.

“Dr. Casey Means has the potential to be one of many best Surgeon Generals in United States Historical past. Congratulations to Casey! Secretary Kennedy seems ahead to working with Dr. Janette Nesheiwat in one other capability at HHS,” Trump wrote.

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Nesheiwat had been scheduled to have her affirmation listening to Thursday morning earlier than the Senate Well being, Training, Labor and Pensions Committee.

In accordance with her web site, Nesheiwat is a board-certified medical physician who served as a medical information correspondent and medical director at CityMed. She beforehand labored as a medical contributor at Fox Information.

Loomer on Sunday shared a prolonged submit accusing Nesheiwat of being “entangled in an intricate medical malpractice litigation,” and highlighted her previous assist of the Covid vaccine. Whereas serving as a Fox Information contributor, Nesheiwat inspired of using the vaccine and boosters.

“We’ve many vaccines in existence that deal with a wide range of non-life threatening illnesses however to have a COVID vaccine, i.e. a Pfizer or Moderna mRNA that can really prevent from dying is a present from God,” Nesheiwat wrote in Fox Information opinion piece.

Loomer, who has been influential within the removing of Trump aides, stated Nesheiwat’s assist for Covid vaccines “render her unfit for the function of United States Surgeon Common, and he or she shouldn’t be confirmed by the US Senate to carry the place.”

Nesheiwat didn’t instantly return a request for touch upon Wednesday.

The Surgeon Common oversees the U.S. Public Well being Service Commissioned Corps, a gaggle of greater than 6,000 uniformed officers who’re public well being professionals, in accordance with the Division of Well being and Human Companies.