Archive · 31 Oct 2025
Trump's Surgeon General Nominee Casey Means' Hearing Postponed Due to Labor
The person President Trump wants to be the new US Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, had a big meeting with senators scheduled.
This meeting was supposed to happen on Thursday.
However, Dr. Means went into labor to have her baby, so the meeting had to be postponed.
She is 38 years old, trained at Stanford, and is also a wellness entrepreneur.
Her hearing was planned to be virtual because of her pregnancy.
The date for the rescheduled hearing has not been announced yet.
Some people have concerns because she doesn't have an active medical license.
The Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee for Surgeon General, was postponed.
The postponement was announced on Thursday, October 30, 2025.
Dr. Casey Means went into labor.
She is a 38-year-old Stanford-trained doctor and wellness entrepreneur.
Her hearing was scheduled to be virtual and was set for two days after her due date.
- Who
- Dr. Casey Means, President Donald Trump's nominee for Surgeon General
- What
- Her Senate confirmation hearing was postponed
- When
- Thursday, October 30, 2025
- Where
- Senate HELP committee
- Why
- She went into labor with her first child
Concerns Raised
Nominee's Background/Stances
Medical License
Concerns Raised
Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams raised concerns that Means lacks a medical license and completed residency training, stating people would not go to an unlicensed doctor for surgery.
Nominee's Background/Stances
The article notes that Dr. Casey Means, unlike previous surgeon generals, does not have an active medical license.
Healthcare System Views
Concerns Raised
Dr. Jerome Adams acknowledges that the current healthcare system is broken and needs drastic change.
Nominee's Background/Stances
Dr. Casey Means has suggested psychedelics can be beneficial for mental health, decried broad pesticide use, warned against long-term use of hormonal birth control, and questioned elements of the childhood vaccination schedule. She was also a leader of the 'Make America Healthy Again' movement, which believes pharmaceutical and food companies are corrupt and responsible for chronic disease.
- Nominee
- Dr. Casey Means
- Nominated Position
- Surgeon General
- Reason for Postponement
- Went into labor
- Age
- 38
- Nomination Date
- May
- Location
- Washington D.C., USA
