Trump Chooses New York Doctor to Be Next U.S. Surgeon General

[Polybius]

Source: NY Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Friday selected Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a New York medical director with family ties to his first administration and a Fox News contributor, to be the next surgeon general of the United States.

“She is committed to ensuring that Americans have access to affordable, quality healthcare, and believes in empowering individuals to take charge of their health to live longer, healthier lives,” Mr. Trump said in a social media post.

Dr. Nesheiwat is one of five New York City medical directors for CityMD, a chain of urgent care centers across the region, according to a spokeswoman. She has contributed to Fox News since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, speaking about Covid-19, mpox and the importance of cancer screening tests, among other topics.

Her sister Julia Nesheiwat, a former Army officer, was homeland security adviser in the first Trump administration and is married to Representative Mike Waltz of Florida, whom Mr. Trump has tapped to be national security adviser.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/janette-nesheiwat-surgeon-general.html

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[underpants]

1. Awesomely qualified

[PSPS]

3. Yes, she's well-endowed for any position in this administration

Fox/Murdoch is trump's HR department

[Blue_Tires]

2. Can the last person at Fox News turn out the lights please?

[flashman13]

4. Wait? What? The surgeon general is by law a commissioned officer in the

U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. I don't see this in Dr. Nesheiwat's resume. Is this just tRump blowing off another law?

[pfitz59]

7. Her appointment is her Commission

She will have to swear an oath, as if oaths matter to MAGAts.

[Bluejeans]

5. By picking this person, is Trump declaring war on medical plans "pre-authorizations" for care and prescriptions?

I read this statement from Trump with some skepticism,

"“She is committed to ensuring that Americans have access to affordable, quality healthcare, and believes in empowering individuals to take charge of their health to live longer, healthier lives,” Mr. Trump said in a social media post."

OK, I'll bite.

Does that mean Trump will ask Congress on January 20 to outlaw within 100 days all medical plans' gatekeeper processes such as pre-authorization for care and pre-authorization for medications, even annual pre-authorizations for medicines people will be on for the rest of their lives?

I doubt it, but maybe someone else on DU has more faith than me.

[TommyT139]

6. I bet not!

I'm guessing you were joking, but here's my serious take on just that point. (pardon the link but I am on my phone and cut and paste is difficult.)

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19756562

[jmowreader]

8. She meets all three of Trump's qualifications

As I've said previously, any Trump nominee has to meet at least two of three qualifications: the candidate must look good in makeup, be extremely right wing and love Donald Trump. The last two are mandatory, but if there are two possible choices and one of them is prettier than the other the prettier one will be chosen.

The first one explains why he's pulling so many people who appear on Fox News.