He will be in charge of supervising from the drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the Medicare and Medicaid social safety net programs.
“Americans have been crushed for too long by the food industrial complex and pharmaceutical companies who have engaged in deception and misinformation when it comes to public health,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social social media platform announcing the appointment. For its part, Kennedy celebrated and assured that he will make “America great and healthy again!”
Regarding his role at the head of the portfolio, Kennedy assured that he will have “a generational opportunity” to work together between science, industry and the government to “end the chronic disease epidemic” and assured that his objective is that “Americans are once again the healthiest people on Earth.”
“I will offer the Americans transparency and access to all data so they can make informed decisions for themselves and their families“, closed the future official, who, like the rest of the government, will take office on January 20.
Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the next United States Minister of Health
Kennedy, a former Democrat who ran as an independent in this year’s election, dropped his candidacy after striking a deal with Trump promising to play a major role in health policy in his eventual administration.
Since then, he became increasingly closer to the Republican leader and was applauded at several of Trump’s campaign events.
It is a lawyer and vaccine skeptic who gained a base of followers who support the legal actions he took against large pharmaceutical and pesticide companies. He also fought to impose stricter regulations on ingredients in food.
At this time, it is unknown how his record will align with Trump’s past promises to eliminate regulations for large industries, including foodjust as happened when he promoted a reduction of inspections in the meat industry.
Kennedy’s controversial anti-vaccine views
One of his most controversial positions is in relation to vaccines, which generated rejection among Democrats and Republicans.
Over the past few years, Kennedy has spread disinformation about vaccine safety, including promoting a thoroughly debunked theory that childhood vaccines cause autism.
Kennedy’s anti-vaccine nonprofit group, Children’s Health Defense, currently has a lawsuit pending against several news organizations, including The Associated Presswhom he accuses of violate antitrust laws by taking steps to identify disinformationeven on issues such as Covid-19 and vaccines against Covid-19. Kennedy took a leave of absence from the group when he announced his candidacy for president, but is listed in the complaint as one of its lawyers.
He also said he would recommend removing fluoride from drinking water, a measure taken in many countries around the world, backed by experts, to improve dental hygiene.
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