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CousinIT

(12,688 posts)
Fri May 1, 2026, 09:23 AM Friday

Trump nominates Fox News "Doctor" to be the next surgeon general.

"The Fox News contributor is the founder of a supplement business that develops 'clean, thoughtfully crafted tinctures'...

"Her Instagram account is peppered with dubious wellness claims such as 'rosemary and sage decrease Alzheimer’s risk'...”

arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T22:14:54.421Z


SHE IS LITERALLY A SNAKE-OIL SALESPERSON....

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/trump-nominates-fox-news-doctor-to-be-the-next-surgeon-general/
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Trump nominates Fox News "Doctor" to be the next surgeon general. (Original Post) CousinIT Friday OP
Oh, I feel much better now. C_U_L8R Friday #1
Unqualified people like this are selected precisely *because* they are unqualified. Ocelot II Friday #2
Talk about a kakistocracy...... Diamond_Dog Friday #3
She isn't an M.D. but she is on Fox? Botany Friday #5
It's the Simon and Garfunkel treatment modality PCIntern Friday #7
She is a snake oil salesperson. Botany Friday #8
They're okay if you die, but until then they're happy to take your money. Maru Kitteh Friday #14
The unseriousness of the kakistocracy malaise Friday #4
A Putin asset's job is never done. -misanthroptimist Friday #6
I hope they Fox news themselves off a cliff Beringia Friday #9
I may know more... photokat Friday #10
Another grifter stumpysbear Friday #11
Sadly, she is MORE qualified than the last failure Johonny Friday #12
She looks like a monster to me. Those DEAD eyes are creepy AF Maru Kitteh Friday #13

C_U_L8R

(49,488 posts)
1. Oh, I feel much better now.
Fri May 1, 2026, 09:27 AM
Friday

Really. I’m good. No doctor necessary. This person can go back to whatever it is she does and the rest of us can go on living. No kidding.

Ocelot II

(131,057 posts)
2. Unqualified people like this are selected precisely *because* they are unqualified.
Fri May 1, 2026, 09:37 AM
Friday

In a normal administration or a normal business environment (that is not Fox "News" ) they would be unemployable except as social media influencers or other sorts of hucksters. Because this is their only shot at a prestigious, powerful position, their loyalty is guaranteed. And loyalty is the only quality Trump requires or values.

Diamond_Dog

(40,891 posts)
3. Talk about a kakistocracy......
Fri May 1, 2026, 09:37 AM
Friday

“Although she has a medical degree, she dropped out of her medical residency and does not hold an active license, which means, if confirmed, she would serve as the country’s top doctor without being able to practice medicine.”



Botany

(77,708 posts)
5. She isn't an M.D. but she is on Fox?
Fri May 1, 2026, 09:57 AM
Friday


But no worries sage and rosemary helps with Alzheimer’s. @ some point people have to know
that hiring and installing totally unqualified people are not mistakes or poor decisions but are
being done on purpose in order to burn America to the ground.

“They” want to kill us.

PCIntern

(28,522 posts)
7. It's the Simon and Garfunkel treatment modality
Fri May 1, 2026, 10:00 AM
Friday

Parsley and thyme are for fronto-temporal dementia.

Botany

(77,708 posts)
8. She is a snake oil salesperson.
Fri May 1, 2026, 10:17 AM
Friday

3 minutes reading her bio shows that she sold herbal supplements that increase a person’s
clarity and feeling of well being.

malaise

(297,498 posts)
4. The unseriousness of the kakistocracy
Fri May 1, 2026, 09:39 AM
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Last edited Fri May 1, 2026, 10:59 AM - Edit history (1)

is staggering.
That is all

Johonny

(26,467 posts)
12. Sadly, she is MORE qualified than the last failure
Fri May 1, 2026, 10:57 AM
Friday

But Trump attracts shit, so you know she's pure crap.

Maru Kitteh

(31,910 posts)
13. She looks like a monster to me. Those DEAD eyes are creepy AF
Fri May 1, 2026, 03:03 PM
Friday

And her wildly aggressive attempt at looking “naturally pretty” with pancake makeup down to her collarbone is pretty awful too.

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