Dr. Casey Means, Trump's new surgeon general nominee, is RFK Jr. ally and MAHA advocate

President Trump will nominate Dr. Casey Means to serve as U.S. surgeon general, he announced Wednesday — shortly after the White House withdrew the president's earlier pick of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for the key public health post.

Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post that Means "has impeccable 'MAHA' credentials" — referring to the acronym for "Make America Healthy Again," a slogan used by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

"Her academic achievements, together with her life's work, are absolutely outstanding," Mr. Trump wrote. "Dr. Casey Means has the potential to be one of the finest Surgeon Generals in United States History."