Confirmation hearing for Casey Means, Trump's surgeon general pick, is postponed

President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, may face tough questions Thursday as senators decide whether to support her confirmation.

The Senate confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed after she went into labor, a spokesperson for the Senate committee set to consider her nomination said.

Means was supposed to appear virtually before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday morning for lawmakers to consider her nomination for the top health role.

If she assumes the role, Means would become the county’s leading public health spokesperson, with the authority to issue health warnings and advisories.

Her nomination has stirred controversy: Means, a close ally of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voiced skepticism of traditional medicine and promoted wellness products. She also doesn’t hold an active medical license.

Trump nominated her in May after he withdrew his previous choice, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a former Fox News medical contributor.