Trump Asked For Rationale Behind Surgeon General Pick Given Lack Of Residency, Physician Experience

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump was asked about his new nominee for U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Casey Means.

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00:00That's why we call it the one big beautiful. Bill.

00:04You just announced a new nominee for the U.S. Surgeon General who never finished her residency

00:10and is not a practicing physician. So can you explain why you picked her to be America's top doctor?

00:16Because Bobbie thought she was fantastic. She's highly, she's a brilliant woman who went through

00:20Stanford. And as I understand it, she basically wanted to do, she wanted to be an academic as

00:26opposed to a surgeon. I think she graduated first in her class at Stanford. And Bobbie really

00:34thought she was great. I don't know her. I listened to the recommendation of Bobbie. I met her

00:38yesterday and once before. She's a very outstanding person, a great academic actually. So I think

00:44she'll be great.