"The attacks that Casey is unqualified because she left the medical system completely miss the point," the health secretary said.

President Trump has tapped wellness influencer Casey Means to become surgeon general, after withdrawing the nomination of Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. Casey Means attended Stanford Medical School but never went on to become a licensed doctor,

President Donald Trump has made his new pick for surgeon general: Dr. Casey Means. On May 7, the president announced on Truth Social that he would nominate Means for the role, confirming that he had withdrawn his first pick, former Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat.