President Donald Trump’s choice of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the next Surgeon General of the United States has been retracted by the White House. A replacement nominee has already been announced by the president.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee scheduled Nesheiwat’s confirmation hearing for Thursday. Early on Wednesday, the office of the committee’s top Democrat, Senator Bernie Sanders, declared that she had withdrawn her candidacy.
With reference to Dr. Casey Means’ “MAHA,” or Make America Healthy Again, credentials, Trump declared his intention to nominate her as surgeon general. Means, a health advocate and entrepreneur, was favored by Kennedy’s friends over Neshiewat and has ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Concerns regarding Neshiewat’s representation of her degree and credentials on social media and in prior media appearances are the reason behind her withdrawal.
For instance, Nesheiwat graduated from the American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten, but her public Linkedin page listed an M.D. degree from the University of Arkansas.
Although Nesheiwat completed her residency at the University of Arkansas, she was not given a degree.
On Substack, independent journalist Anthony Clark first voiced concerns regarding her resume.
Conservative activist Laura Loomer expressed her opposition to Neshewiat’s confirmation on X on Sunday, citing her support for COVID-19 vaccinations during the pandemic. Her departure was first reported by Bloomberg News.
“I am excited to work closely with Secretary Kennedy in a senior policy role to Make America Healthy Again and to continue supporting President Trump!” On X, Nesheiwat made a post. “My mission hasn’t changed, and my focus remains on enhancing the health and well-being of all Americans.”
In the past, Nesheiwat contributed to Fox News as a medical expert. Mike Waltz, her brother-in-law, was recently fired as Trump’s national security advisor and is now a candidate for the position of ambassador to the UN.
#BREAKING: Trump WITHDRAWS his Surgeon General pick for a new one – Dr. Casey Means.
Dr. Means is a holistic medicine physician and she has been focused on supporting metabolic health and preventing chronic disease. pic.twitter.com/7ZUAq7Jtmx
— Paul Maranto (@paulmaranto) May 8, 2025
Despite days of indignation from Democrats, establishment Republicans, and mainstream media regarding the president’s lofty objectives, Trump’s approval rating has risen to almost all-time highs.
Trump’s approval rating rose to 53 percent, up four points from last week’s poll of 49 percent, according to a new survey by J.L. Partners in partnership with the Daily Mail.
When the numbers are broken down further, Trump’s favorability rating has increased by an incredible 13 points among voters between the ages of 18 and 29.
According to the study, Trump is leveraging the enormous support he received from the demographic in the November presidential election, when voters between the ages of 18 and 29 shifted 10 points in his favor after strongly endorsing Joe Biden in 2020.
The study found that among registered Democrats and independents, the president’s support rating rose by six percentage points. Since last week’s poll, the president’s popularity among black voters has risen by 17 points.
Trump has received a very positive report card from American employers and job board leaders nearly a year into his presidency, stating that they think the economy “can win now,” despite the fact that it hasn’t “started to win yet.”
TaChelle Lawson, founder and author of FIG Strategy & Consulting and a Freedom Economy Index (FEI) respondent, told Fox News Digital, “I would give President Trump, right now, a pretty solid B+.”
He arrived with a very specific plan that centered on economics. He’s cutting the fat and prioritizing business. Business operators and small business owners recognize and value that. He is obviously focused on American business, in my opinion,” she continued. “But I do believe that the messaging needs some improvement.”
Lawson participated in the most recent quarterly survey conducted by RedBalloon and PublicSquare, which included over 50,000 small business owners. According to Fox Business, the poll found that over two-thirds of participants now anticipate either “slow” or “robust” growth for the entire year, which is a radical change from the earlier pessimistic prediction.
