May 1, 2026
If At First You Can't Get Your Grifter Surgeon General Nominee Confirmed, Well, Here's This Lady From Fox!
She was a real treasure during the pandemic, if you recall.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump's nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Nicole Saphier, is a Fox News contributor and breast radiologist, not a public health expert.
- Saphier has previously stated that lack of healthcare incentivizes people to take better care of themselves.
- She has also argued that insurance companies should not be required to cover pre-existing conditions, attributing rising insurance costs to such coverage.
- The article suggests Saphier's views align with a Republican emphasis on personal responsibility for health outcomes.
- Saphier has also made controversial comments about people on ventilators and compared COVID-19 to 'the sniffles'.