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The Senate HELP Committee advanced Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general on September 30, 2026, via a 12-11 party-line vote. Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is President Trump's third nominee for the role. Her confirmation hinges on her recent testimony affirming vaccine safety, which secured the support of Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy despite earlier skepticism.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced Dr. Nicole Saphier’s nomination for surgeon general on September 30, 2026, via a 12-11 party-line vote. Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is President Trump’s third nominee for the role. Her nomination follows the withdrawal of Casey Means, who faced bipartisan opposition. Saphier’s confirmation hinges on her recent testimony affirming vaccine safety, which secured the support of Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy despite earlier skepticism.
At a Senate confirmation hearing, Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump’s pick for surgeon general, faced tough questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy about whether the MMR vaccine causes autism. She says there is no credible evidence that vaccines cause autism and emphasizes that vaccines save lives, a heated exchange that has spread widely online amid ongoing vaccine debates and rising measles cases.
During her Senate confirmation hearing, Nicole Saphier, Trump’s surgeon general nominee, stated she does not believe childhood vaccines cause autism and voiced support for universal birth-dose hepatitis B vaccination, signaling a contrast with Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine-skeptic stance. Cassidy pressed her on vaccines and past commitments, while the broader live-updates feed also tracks AI regulation debates, data-center tax breaks, and other Capitol Hill moves.
Republican senators Cassidy and Murkowski voiced optimism about Nicole Saphier’s nomination for surgeon general as she heads into Wednesday’s confirmation hearing, signaling GOP willingness to fill the long-vacant post. Saphier, a radiologist who has occasionally criticized aspects of the Trump health agenda, has pledged to divest MAHA-targeted stock and will face scrutiny from HELP Committee members alongside other HHS nominees.
President Trump’s nominee Dr. Nicole Saphier, a prominent health influencer, faces a Senate confirmation to become the US surgeon general. The article frames the job as balancing evidence-based public health messaging with personal experience and public trust, highlighting the evolving role of influencers in health information and potential credibility challenges. Pew research is cited to show mixed public trust in influencers, while experts warn about conflicts of interest and the need for an independent, science-driven voice to reach audiences skeptical of traditional public health authorities. The outcome could redefine how health expertise, authority, and trust operate in the digital age.
Trump’s bid to rally support against Sen. Bill Cassidy backfires as the Make America Healthy Again movement pivots to oppose his CDC nominee Nicole Saphier, following Kennedy’s praise for the pick. MAHA supporters cite Saphier’s vaccine positions as a betrayal, sparking online backlash and calls for Kennedy’s resignation; the White House defends the nomination amid a broader MAHA rift that polls show could hurt Trump’s standing with health-minded voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Trump nominated Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a Fox News medical contributor and radiologist, as his third surgeon general pick; the piece notes her background and reports that she previously tried to trademark the slogan “Make America Healthy Again” in 2019 but let the application lapse in 2021 due to paperwork, a detail that adds context to questions about her alignment with the MAHA movement amid ongoing vaccine and health-policy debates.
President Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means’s stalled nomination to be U.S. Surgeon General and said he would nominate Dr. Nicole Saphier instead, following Means’s confirmation hearing.
President Donald Trump pulled Casey Means’s nomination to be the US surgeon general after opposition from Republicans (including Sen. Bill Cassidy) and concerns raised during her confirmation hearing about vaccines and her residency decision. He then nominated radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier, a Fox News contributor and Memorial Sloan Kettering Breast Imaging director, who Trump praised as a “STAR physician” and capable communicator; Saphier also has a role on a CDC advisory committee and authored a health-focused book.
President Trump announced radiologist and breast-imaging director Nicole Saphier as the new nominee for surgeon general, replacing Casey Means after months of uncertainty and Means's controversial stances on vaccines, birth control and pesticides during her Senate confirmation hearing; Trump said Sen. Bill Cassidy blocked her nomination. Saphier is a Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist based in Monmouth, NJ and a regular Fox News medical commentator.