Trump gets rid of surgeon general

[babylonsister]

https://www.axios.com/trump-gets-rid-of-surgeon-general-2372968411.html

David Nather 1 hr ago

Trump gets rid of surgeon general



President Trump dismissed Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Friday night, replacing him with the deputy surgeon general as he moves to name his own people to the administration.

What happened: Murthy "was asked to resign from his duties as Surgeon General after assisting in a smooth transition into the new Trump Administration," Health and Human Services spokeswoman Alleigh Marré said in a statement. "Secretary {Tom} Price thanks him for his dedicated service to the nation."

Who's in charge now: Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams is now the acting surgeon general.

Why: There was no official word, but Murthy, who released a report last year on the dangers of addiction, had made enemies because of his opposition to e-cigarettes.

[DesertRat]

1. Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams is one of the first nurses to serve as surgeon general.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/us/politics/surgeon-general-trump-administration.html

[ProudLib72]

2. Whew! Cigarettes are safe again.

And here I was worried I might get cancer or emphysema.

That is conservative logic for ya.

[milestogo]

3. The length of a Trump appointment is proportional to his attention span

which, like his dick, is very short.

[LeftInTX]

4. We had a thread on DU a few months ago, trying to predict who Trump would pick for SG

Came up with a bunch of outlandish nominees....

[Barack_America]

5. What an honor to be asked by Trump to resign.

[politicat]

6. ... at least it's not likely to be Ben Carson?

Truly, the *only* silver lining I can find.

(nobody tell him Rand Paul is technically a doctor.)