Conservative activist Laura Loomer is sparring on social media with the brother of President Trump’s new nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general. Loomer, who is known to speak with Trump and was seen as a player in the administration’s decision to dismiss several national security staff members,

The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the surgeon general nominee.

Loomer has taken aim at Nesheiwat over her support for the covid-19 vaccine, taking issue with her support for the shot that saved an estimated 2.4 million lives and for calling vaccine hesitancy a “global health threat.