Trump’s surgeon general pick criticizes others’ conflicts but profits from wellness product sales
June 5, 2025
President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. surgeon general has said the nation’s medical and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health. Yet as Dr. Casey Means has criticized scientists and regulators for taking money from the food and pharmaceutical industries, she has promoted dozens of products in ways that put money in her own pocket. The Associated Press found Means set up deals with an array of businesses and, in some cases, promoted companies in which she was an investor or adviser without consistently disclosing the connection.
