Can Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Satisfy Both Bill Cassidy and MAHA?

“Surgeon general, almost, I guess, by definition, is a doctor,” Sen. Bill Cassidy told NOTUS ahead of Casey Means’ confirmation hearing.

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Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, attended the confirmation hearing for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ben Curtis/AP

Make American Healthy Again skeptics and allies alike are looking to surgeon general nominee Casey Means’ confirmation hearing for signs that the functional medicine entrepreneur and wellness influencer is on their team.

Means, an ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces the Senate during a tumultuous time for the MAHA movement. The administration’s sweeping move to limit childhood vaccine recommendations and disseminate questionable nutrition advice has alarmed the public health community and run afoul of public opinion. Meanwhile, the MAHA world is furious about the administration’s reluctance to take on major chemicals used by the agricultural industry.

Many are waiting to see how Means navigates those issues.