Donald Trump has announced environmental attorney and anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, oversees 13 different agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the Food & Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, and more. It’s also worth pointing out Kennedy’s background is not in medicine or in science or in public health. You’ll recall Trump promised to let Kennedy “go wild” with health and food policy in his administration after Kennedy dropped his own presidential bid to endorse him.
I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 14, 2024
Kennedy has promoted many controversial health-related conspiracy theories:
• Claims vaccines cause autism, despite extensive debunking.
• Suggests COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe, countered by strong data proving efficacy.
• Believes Bill Gates wants to use vaccines to implant microchips.
• Warns 5G networks cause cancer, with no supporting evidence.
• Questions if HIV causes AIDS, contrary to established science.
• Argues COVID-19 measures are tools for population control.
Experts view these as misinformation that undermines public trust in health science. Toss this on the growing pile of controversial nominees whose confirmation process will test the loyalty of Senate Republicans.
Putting RFK Jr. in charge of America’s health is beyond reckless — it’s deadly. His conspiratorial pseudoscience would dismantle decades of public health progress and put lives at risk. https://t.co/XpPmKdKjf8
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) November 14, 2024
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