Florida Surgeon General Revokes Nurses License After Video About Trump Official
Florida officials have moved swiftly and decisively after a viral social media video sparked national outrage, resulting in the permanent revocation of a nurse’s license over comments targeting White House Press…
Florida officials have moved swiftly and decisively after a viral social media video sparked national outrage, resulting in the permanent revocation of a nurse’s license over comments targeting White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has revoked the nursing license of Lexie Lawler, a former labor and delivery nurse who publicly wished severe childbirth injuries on Leavitt in a TikTok video that circulated widely online. The decision was announced Wednesday by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who praised Ladapo for what he called a necessary and overdue action.
“Effective today, Lexie Lawler is no longer allowed to practice nursing in Florida,” Uthmeier wrote in a post on X. “Making statements that wish pain and suffering on anyone, when those statements are directly related to one’s practice, is an ethical red line we should not cross.”
The move comes just one day after Lawler was fired from her position at Baptist Health following the backlash. Uthmeier had already made clear that termination alone was insufficient given the seriousness of the remarks and the responsibilities entrusted to medical professionals.
“Being fired isn’t good enough,” Uthmeier said earlier this week. “Any healthcare worker who fails to uphold his or her obligation to provide adequate, safe healthcare should not be licensed in Florida. No excuses!”
Speaking to Fox News Digital, Uthmeier underscored the broader implications of the incident, particularly for women entering delivery rooms expecting competent and compassionate care.
“Women shouldn’t have to worry about a politically driven nurse who wishes them pain and suffering being in the delivery room during childbirth,” he said. “It’s evil. The Florida Board of Nursing must take action to keep this person away from patients permanently.”
The controversy began when Lawler posted a TikTok video that quickly went viral, amplified in part by Libs of TikTok. In the clip, Lawler, identifying herself as a labor and delivery nurse, expressed explicit and graphic wishes for Leavitt to suffer catastrophic injuries during childbirth.