Trump Plans to Empower RFK Jr. on Health Policy If Elected
Donald Trump has pledged to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. significant influence over health, food, and medicine in a potential second term.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., known for his controversial views on vaccines, has been promised a major role in health policy by Donald Trump if he wins the presidency.
- Kennedy, who ended his independent presidential campaign to support Trump, could potentially lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Public health experts, including former Surgeon General Jerome Adams, have expressed concerns about Kennedy's potential impact on vaccine confidence and public health.
- Kennedy's past includes spreading debunked conspiracy theories about vaccines and advocating for unproven health treatments.
- Trump's endorsement of Kennedy's health policy vision has drawn criticism and concern from medical professionals and Kennedy's own family.