Nominee Dr Janette Nesheiwat knocked over gun in 1990, causing it to fire and fatally shoot father in the head

Summary

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general, was involved in a 1990 gun accident at age 13 that killed her father.

A handgun fell from a tackle box she knocked over, discharging and fatally wounding him.

Nesheiwat cites the tragedy as her inspiration to become a physician but omits specifics of the incident in her upcoming memoir.

If confirmed, she would replace Dr. Vivek Murthy, who declared gun violence a public health crisis.

The nomination highlights GOP opposition to addressing gun violence through public health policy.

  • Glide
    39·
    2 days ago

    What am I expected to be inferring from this? Why is this news? That’s a horrible tragedy, and says nothing about the character of the woman. If anything, I’d assume it means she’s likely to be on the side of firearm restrictions, and likely to agree with her predecessor on gun violence as a public health crisis. But the summary, at least, tries to frame it in the opposite manner?

    • macattack@lemmy.world
      71·
      2 days ago

      I also expected better from The Guardian. This feels like it should be a sentence in a Wikipedia page not an article that introduces her to the public