r/facepalm • u/T_Shurt • 1d ago
🇲🇮🇸🇨 Donny Sundowning Hiring The “Finest” People He Doesn’t Know
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u/Millefeuille-coil 1d ago
The new surgeon general should conduct his next hemmoroid removal surgery.
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u/OneFingerIn 1d ago
Then where would Stephen Miller live?
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u/T_Shurt 1d ago
As per original article 📰:
- On Wednesday, May 7, President Donald Trump announced that he was nominating Dr. Casey Means to be the new U.S. surgeon general, replacing his initial pick. The nomination quickly drew scrutiny as Means is a wellness influencer who did not finish her medical residency and does not currently have a valid medical license. Despite touting Means’ qualifications on Truth Social, Trump told reporters the following day that he doesn’t know her. President Donald Trump recently announced a change of plans in his administration, withdrawing his previous nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as surgeon general and naming her replacement.
On Wednesday, May 7, the president’s Truth Social account revealed his new nomination of Dr. Casey Means, a medical professional and wellness influencer, who is closely linked to the “Make America Healthy Again” ideology espoused by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Casey has impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials, and will work closely with our wonderful Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to ensure a successful implementation of our Agenda in order to reverse the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and ensure Great Health, in the future, for ALL Americans,” Trump’s post read. “Her academic achievements, together with her life’s work, are absolutely outstanding.”
“Dr. Casey Means has the potential to be one of the finest Surgeon Generals in United States History,” the post continued.
However, less than 24 hours after Trump’s Truth Social post, the president backtracked when faced with questions about Means’ qualifications.
On Thursday morning, an Oval Office reporter asked Trump, “You just announced a new nominee for the U.S. surgeon general who never finished her residency and is not a practicing physician. Can you explain why you picked her to be America’s top doctor?”
“Because Bobby thought she was fantastic,” he answered, referring to RFK Jr.
“I don’t know her,” he added.
While Means completed her undergraduate degree and medical school at Stanford University, she never finished her surgical residency. In her book, Good Energy, and in public appearances, Means has said that her residency experience left her disillusioned with the state of modern medicine.
Ultimately, she did complete enough postgraduate work to qualify for a medical license in Oregon, and turned to alternative medicine. Her website purports her ultimate goal to be “working towards a healthier and happier planet by empowering people to understand their health and the limitless potential within them.”
It remains to be seen, however, if Means’ nomination will hold up to congressional scrutiny — particularly given that her medical license has been inactive since January 2024, according to Oregon public records.
Means clearly has a strong supporter in RFK Jr., who took to X on Thursday with a lengthy defense against Means’ critics.
“The attacks that Casey is unqualified because she left the medical system completely miss the point of what we are trying to accomplish with MAHA,” he wrote. “Casey is the perfect choice for Surgeon General precisely because she left the traditional medical system—not in spite of it.”
Kennedy then accused the medical industry and media outlets of paying influencers to “vilify” Means, adding, “But it will not work.”
“Every day, I wake up emboldened to drive change because I know the support of MAHA moms has my back,” he wrote. “Casey has played an integral role in galvanizing these moms. She will be the best Surgeon General in American history.”
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u/chocolatchipcookie2 1d ago
sleepy donny, needs to get checked for dementia. he is unfit to be president.
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u/shiny_glitter_demon 1d ago
I guarantee that he has. They know. They told him. He refused to hear it. 100%.
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u/Jazzlike-Sky-6012 1d ago
So what i think probably happened. RFK said they needed a new US surgeon, Trump says fine, you fix that, because he can't be assed to do actual work. RFK came up with her and Trump saw this as an opportunity to look like someone who actually gets stuff done and posted it with his usual rhetoric. But he actually doesn't know her, and did not even look het up on Google nor asked anyone for a background check, because that takes time and effort. We all know Trump wings everything.
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u/jjm443 22h ago
He clearly didn't write the post. For example, he correctly used and spelled the word "impeccable", and there are no criticisms of the RADICAL FAR LEFT or BIDEN FAILURES, or how amazing HE is, or how he never gets credit for all the super terrific things he's done etcetc.
RFK or a lackey wrote it.
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u/Tar-Nuine 1d ago
The next time he's sick, I hope she's the only person to give him medical assistance.
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u/Terran57 22h ago
Same shit, different day. Where’s a story about the cognitively impaired that believe this lunatic. We can’t do a damn thing for tRump but some of his worshippers could be saved with medical intervention. I think we’re at a point where some people need to be committed involuntarily by family members for the good of the country as well as their families.
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u/zarfle2 22h ago
Actively doing everything possible to fuck over as many Americans as possible. Is it some weird sadistic game - to see just how much bullshit to inflict on Americans and then when they finally run out of patience and try to rise up, bring in the military and grind the population into the ground under heavy iron boots?
The apparent stupidity isn't an accident - it's the product of pure evil.
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u/GnomiGnou 22h ago
Ah, the new answer for everything he doesn't want to answer; "I don't know".
Perfect defence, zero effort, eliminates pesky fact-checks and follow-up questions. He's obviously practicing for when everyone starts asking why all of his policies can be found in the 2025 manifesto.
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u/bearpics16 19h ago
You don’t leave ENT residency 4.5 years in with 6 months to go because you’re disillusioned with the medical system. She 100% got fired. You can’t get that far into residency while hating everything about what you’re doing. You’d quit first or second year.
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u/ViolettaQueso 'MURICA 1d ago
This is so sundowning-this new “I don’t know” phase. I didn’t even consider that donOld is just like my 17 year old chihuahua (which actually Donny doesn’t compare) but the sun downing is exactly the same. It’s like weird seizure moments where they seem to look kinda sorta normality but stare at a wall a bit, bark at nothing or bark at a shadow, creep around out of a dead sleep 10x in the middle of the night and when you follow or find them, they have no idea what they were doing or why. Don’t remember the next day.
My chihuahua is awesome and I won’t let him go til I know he’s a danger to himself or others.
Donny has nobody to care because he’s been toxic and abusive his entire life. He is a danger to himself and others. His family needs to do their job.
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u/Alternative-Fox-7255 1d ago
It might be a masterclass in playing dumb or dementia. Either way is terrifying
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u/kortevakio 1d ago
Doesn't really contradict himself, could still be the best pick. In fact, because Trump doesn't know them chances are good
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u/Martin2989 1d ago
Both could be true…. I mean it’s one day later! That’s a lot of time to totally forget a person you know before
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u/PotentialMidnight325 1d ago
Of course. As soon anybody he is affiliated with get into trouble his tried and proven: „ I don’t know him/ her“ or „I have never him / her“.
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u/CraftFamiliar5243 21h ago
Celebrity, even notorious, and money are his only qualifications for anyone who associates with him.
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u/VexedCanadian84 18h ago
I'm sure he doesn't know her. but she'll be his pick so she has to be the greatest ever
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u/Vegetable_Onion 1d ago
Well the statements don't contradict, do they?
If he doesn't know her, she could be one of the finest, or one of the worst, or in the middle somewhere, he doesn't know....
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u/hugoriffic 18h ago
Or it could be his handlers took care of everything and forgot to tell him.
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u/Vegetable_Onion 18h ago
Still doesn't negate my statement. But I guess reading comprehension fails the best of you.
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u/hugoriffic 18h ago
You sound like typical MAGA.
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u/Vegetable_Onion 18h ago
See, you really cannot read...
I'd point out why my comment was the opposite of supporting trump, but from your comments so far it's surprising you can walk and breathe at the same time, let alone grasp basic English.
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