Trump announces Dr. Casey Means will be nominated as the next US Surgeon General

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Dr. Casey Means would be nominated as the next surgeon general of the U.S.

"I am pleased to announce that Dr. Casey Means, will be nominated as our next Surgeon General of the United States of America," Trump wrote on TRUTH Social.

He said Means will work closely with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and "Make America Healthy Again."

"Her academic achievements, together with her life’s work, are absolutely outstanding," Trump's post continued. "Dr. Casey Means has the potential to be one of the finest Surgeon Generals in United States History. Congratulations to Casey! Secretary Kennedy looks forward to working with Dr. Janette Nesheiwat in another capacity at HHS. Thank you for your attention to this matter."

This announcement comes after reports that the White House was planning to pull its nomination of Janette Nesheiwat to be surgeon general.