Trump’s surgeon general’s virtual hearing was postponed due to labor
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A virtual confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor.
I mean, 38 years old, was appearing remotely because she is nine months pregnant with her first child.
Her opening remarks for Thursday’s expected hearing were pre-written.
“Our nation is angry, exhausted, and hurting from preventable diseases. Rates of high blood pressure, many cancers, autoimmune diseases, type 2 diabetes, mental health disorders, dementia, neurodevelopmental challenges, and youth suicide have all increased in the past two decades,” the prepared remarks, obtained by Fox News, said.
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President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Casey Means to be his nominee for Surgeon General. (Getty, Associated Press Newsroom)
“This public health crisis touches every American family,” she said. “It robs our children of potential, our workforce of productivity, and our nation of security. It is straining our federal budget and diminishing hope for millions.”
As the nation’s doctor, the Surgeon General is a leader for Americans and health officials on public health issues. If confirmed, Means will represent an administration that has already changed the public health landscape by calling for increased scrutiny of vaccines, the nation’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs.
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President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Casey Means to be his nominee for Surgeon General. (The White House/Fox News)
Means, a Stanford-educated physician whose popularity as a health influencer rose after she became disillusioned with conventional medicine, was expected to share a vision for ending chronic disease by targeting their root causes, an idea that dovetailed with the “Make America Healthy Again” message from her close ally, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
The Associated Press reported that she had no government experience and that the license granted to her to practice as a doctor was invalid, adding that it was not immediately clear when the hearing would be rescheduled.
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“Everyone is thrilled for Dr. Means and her family,” said Emily Hilliard, deputy press secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services. “This is one of the few times in life when it is easy to ask for a Senate hearing to be postponed.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.