If You Thought Matt Gaetz Was a Bad Choice, You'll Love RFK Jr for HHS!

At least Trump didn't nominate that quack "Dr" Joseph Ladapo, but this is bad enough.  A vaccine skeptic is the last thing we need right now! I was hoping it'd be Dr. Ben Carson.

Trump picks RFK Jr. , anti-vaccine activist, for Health and Human Services secretary
During his presidential campaign, Kennedy developed a national profile for his criticism of the Covid vaccine and childhood immunizations.

"President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Trump, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

"Trump made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social.

"I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)," he wrote. "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 comes to Public Health." 

"Donald Trump Jr. also shared the news on X.

"During his presidential campaign, Kennedy developed a national profile for his criticism of the Covid vaccine and childhood immunizations. He has claimed that vaccines are tied to autism, despite evidence conveyed through studies over decades that have disproven such a claim.

"The appointment of Kennedy, 70, to lead HHS ends days of speculation about what health role — if any — the former independent presidential candidate-turned-Trump adviser would play in the incoming administration.

"Within HHS is a family of health agencies that includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

"Kennedy has claimed Trump “promised” him “control of the public health agencies."

"Apart from the HHS role, Kennedy was said to have been considered for a role in tackling obesity and diabetes in kids — known as “Operation Warp Speed for childhood chronic disease" — and Kennedy himself floated the idea of being a White House "health czar." Those roles wouldn't have given him the authority or influence that heading HHS will offer.

"Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, is known for his misleading and false claims on vaccines, including repeated assertions that vaccines are linked to autism, even though for decades numerous studies across several countries have debunked the association. He also founded Children’s Health Defense, a leading anti-vaccine group.

"Other people said to have been considered for the role were Ben Carson, Trump's former secretary of housing and urban development and a retired neurosurgeon, and former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who once led the state's Department of Health and Hospitals."