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MAHA Fallout: Trump’s CDC Pick Triggers Vaccine-Movement Backlash

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.

via The Daily Beast|

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Trump Names Fox News Doctor Who Sought to Trademark 'Make America Healthy Again' as Surgeon General

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.

via Rolling Stone|

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Trump pulls Casey Means as surgeon general nominee, shifts to Nicole Saphier

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.

via AP News|

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Trump Withdraws Casey Means as Surgeon General Nominee, Nominates Nicole Saphier

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.

via The Guardian|

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Trump taps Nicole Saphier as new surgeon general nominee, replacing Casey Means

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.

via NBC News|

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