Trump axes key nominee following complaints from right-wing ​conspiracy theorist: report

The White House is expected to withdraw Dr. Janette Nesheiwat's nomination for U.S. Surgeon General following complaints from far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, according to a new ABC News report.

Loomer posted to X on Wednesday, "Hearing reports that @DoctorJanette Dr. Janette Nesheiwat’s nomination for US Surgeon General has been pulled by President Trump. Her Senate confirmation hearing was set to take place tomorrow."

Loomer linked to her own "exclusive investigation" into Nesheiwat, calling her "unfit" to serve as Surgeon General due to "medical malpractice, promotion of DEI-focused initiatives implemented through City M.D., and her advocacy for the China Virus 'vaccine.'"

Nesheiwat, a former Fox News contributor, was expected to begin her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

When he nominated her in November, Trump touted Nesheiwat for her work "on the front lines in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic," ABC News reported.

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Just days ago, Fox News reported that Nesheiwat "was a 'fierce' advocate for the 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA) movement" touted by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

"Nesheiwat is the sister-in-law of former national security adviser Mike Waltz, who was removed from his post last week and nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations," according to ABC News.

Trump previously fired six other national security officials after Loomer questioned their loyalty during an "extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office," reported The New York Times.

Waltz reportedly "joined later in the meeting and briefly defended some of his staff, though it was clear he had little if any power to protect their jobs," according to The Times.

"It was a remarkable spectacle: Ms. Loomer, who has floated the baseless conspiracy theory that the Sept. 11 attacks were an 'inside job' and is viewed as extreme by even some of Mr. Trump’s far-right allies, was apparently wielding more influence over the staff of the National Security Council than Mr. Waltz, who runs the agency," the Times reported while Waltz still held his office.

The White House hasn't commented on the ABC News report.

Read the report here.