President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Nicole Saphier, discloses investments in several public companies, according to her financial disclosures released Thursday. The filings include holdings related to Philip Morris International, as well as investments in beverage companies such as Monster Beverage and Coca-Cola, with at least one outlet also citing PepsiCo.
The disclosures describe Saphier’s ethics commitments tied to those investments. The Hill reports that she entered an ethics agreement pledging to completely or partially divest from the listed companies, reflecting steps intended to address potential conflicts. Bloomberg similarly reports that her disclosures include tobacco and consumer beverage names, focusing on the range of firms identified in the financial paperwork.
Across the coverage, both outlets present the same core information: the nominee’s reported investments include a major tobacco company and multiple beverage brands, and the disclosures are paired with a stated divestment plan through an ethics agreement.
