Trump's former surgeon general says holding a medical license is essential for the position. Trump nominee Casey Means ...

In this Feb. 16, 2005, file photo U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Health ...

The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The president gave HHS Secretary RFK Jr. credit for Dr. Casey Means' nomination as surgeon general when a reporter ... Despite touting Means’ qualifications on Truth Social, Trump told reporters ...

You enter every room knowing you’ll have to be twice as good to earn half the credit. That your competence will be questioned ...

But others questioned her qualifications for such a high-profile public health role. Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams noted, shortly after Means was nominated, that the surgeon general ...

President Trump nominated Dr. Casey Means for U.S. Surgeon General last week, a controversial choice with major implications for states like Indiana. We rank 48th in the nation for public health ...

President Trump nominated Dr. Casey Means for U.S. Surgeon General last week ... not opinions. We can debate her background all day, but what matters is whether things start to get better.