President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is nominating Dr. Nicole Saphier to be the next surgeon general.

Trump made the announcement on social media, calling Saphier "a STAR physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment while tirelessly advocating to increase early cancer detection and prevention."

The Surgeon General is colloquially referred to as the "Nation's Doctor" and traditionally provides Americans with scientific information about health such as nutrition, screen time and mental health.…