Trump calls Sen. Bill Cassidy ‘very disloyal’ and urges Louisiana voters to replace him over nominee fight

Trump calls Sen. Bill Cassidy 'very disloyal' and urges Louisiana voters to replace him over nominee fight

Trump nominated Nicole Saphier to replace Casey Means and called her 'a STAR physician'

Dr. Casey Means appears at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25, 2026. She is the nominee for medical director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and U.S. surgeon general. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., holds his head as Dr. Casey Means testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Surgeon General on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 25, 2026. Trump heavily criticized Cassidy over the failure of Means to secure Senate confirmation. (Tom Brenner/AP)

President Donald Trump announced Dr. Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. (Getty Images/AP Newsroom)

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