Overview
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is advancing a controversial plan to merge multiple HHS agencies into the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA), alongside sweeping budget cuts.
- Critics, including John Oliver, have condemned Kennedy's leadership, citing his spread of debunked health statistics and dangerous anti-vaccine rhetoric.
- Experts warn that Kennedy's cuts to life-saving programs and research could result in preventable deaths and long-term harm to public health infrastructure.
- Kennedy has faced backlash for hiring David Geier, a figure described as a “basement quack,” raising concerns about his staffing decisions and administrative competence.
- Public figures and health experts are calling for Kennedy's impeachment, asserting that his tenure has caused significant damage to the HHS and public trust.