President Donald Trump still supports his nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, the White House said on March 31.
“There is no one better suited to advance President Trump’s agenda to Make America Healthy Again,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, told The Epoch Times via email.
“The President stands by her and the Senate should move to quickly confirm Dr. Means as our next surgeon general without further delay.”
Trump told reporters over the weekend, when asked whether he might withdraw Means’s nomination, “We’re looking at a lot of different things.”
“I don’t know how she’s doing in the nomination process. I’m more focused on Iran,” Trump said. “But something like that would be possible. We probably, certainly have a lot of great candidates.”…
White House Says Trump Stands Behind Surgeon General Nominee After President’s Remarks
