If you want to talk about someone who’s got both brains and backbone, let’s talk about Dr. Janette Nesheiwat—President Trump’s pick for U.S. Surgeon General and the woman currently causing a stir on Capitol Hill for all the right reasons.
While the left might clutch their pearls at anyone Trump nominates, Nesheiwat is walking into this confirmation process like a seasoned pro, armed with medical credentials that make half of Biden’s appointees look like summer interns.
Now, let’s get the résumé out of the way because, frankly, it’s impressive—even if you’re not used to applauding someone with a stethoscope who once had a Fox News contract. Dr. Nesheiwat is double board-certified in family and urgent care medicine. She cut her teeth on the front lines of COVID in New York City (yes, that New York), managed public health chaos during flu seasons, opioid spikes, monkeypox scares—you name it.
And if that weren’t enough, she also led responses in disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin tornadoes. The woman knows what she’s doing, and she’s been doing it while the “experts” in D.C. were busy checking identity boxes and pushing DEI seminars.
Her nomination is more than just a résumé booster for Trump’s health legacy—it’s a return to actual competence in the federal health sector. Remember the days when Surgeon Generals were focused on stopping smoking and fighting disease rather than, say, spending taxpayer dollars on TikTok campaigns or telling us what pronouns to use at the clinic? Nesheiwat is a throwback in the best possible way—a doctor focused on, get this, actual health.
And speaking of health, the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement—yes, it’s real, and no, it’s not some gimmick—is something Nesheiwat has championed with full force. Nutrition, mental health, chronic disease, provider shortages—she’s taking a scalpel to all of it. She’s not there to sell fear or push Big Pharma talking points.
She wants data-driven, science-backed solutions, and apparently that’s triggering to some on the other side of the aisle who can’t believe someone who once wore a lab coat on Fox News might actually be…qualified.
Meetings with GOP senators have gone just about how you’d expect: positive, productive, and—dare we say it—hopeful. Senators like Marsha Blackburn and Tommy Tuberville are throwing their weight behind her, and Senator Jim Banks laid it out plainly: with Trump’s team back in the driver’s seat, American health isn’t an afterthought anymore. It’s a priority.
Even Senate HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, no stranger to playing things straight, had high praise after sitting down with her. According to him, she understands healthcare all the way down to the exam room level—something that seems to escape most D.C. health bureaucrats whose idea of medical experience is designing PowerPoint decks for the CDC.
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, President Trump’s nominee for Surgeon General, is a family practitioner and an ER doctor who is aware of the issues facing our nation and how they relate all the way down to counseling a patient in an exam room. A very good meeting. pic.twitter.com/4kp2qqPric
— U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) March 26, 2025
Of course, she’s had polite chats with a couple of Democrats, but let’s not kid ourselves—support from folks like Senator Alsobrooks and Hickenlooper isn’t going to come easy. That’s fine. Nesheiwat doesn’t need performative applause from the left. What she needs—and is getting—is clear-eyed support from lawmakers who care more about outcomes than virtue signaling.
And let’s not forget the symbolism here. A daughter of Jordanian immigrants, Nesheiwat represents the American dream the right way—not by demanding handouts or special treatment, but by working her tail off, rising through the ranks, and delivering results. Trump nailed it when he said she’s committed to giving Americans access to affordable, quality healthcare and empowering people to take charge of their own wellness.
This isn’t just a win for the Trump team. It’s a win for common sense, for data over dogma, and for every American tired of watching our public health system devolve into a bureaucratic sideshow. Nesheiwat’s confirmation hearing on May 8 is one to watch—because if she’s given the reins, the MAHA movement won’t just be a slogan. It’ll be a long-overdue course correction.
