11/14/2024

Trumps Wants to Appoint RFK, Jr. to Secretary of HHS

Kennedy possesses no medical or public health degree

After saying that he would let Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "go wild on health," President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he would nominate him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), positioning a vocal skeptic of vaccines to wield significant influence over public health policy.

Kennedy's resistance to public health measures, embrace of alternative medicine and natural foods and dissemination of false information about vaccines — including that they cause autism — suggests he would openly clash with the agencies he would oversee.

In choosing Kennedy, who has no medical or public health degree, Trump is again proposing the sort of provocative staffing decision that underscores his stated desire to shatter Washington norms. So far, he has prioritized vocal allies who would be expected to carry out his agenda over more experienced institutionalists.

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