Trump Picks RFK Jr. to Lead HHS, ‘Make America Great and Healthy Again’
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The announcement was made on Truth Social and X, formerly Twitter, late Thursday afternoon…
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The announcement was made on Truth Social and X, formerly Twitter, late Thursday afternoon.
Kennedy, a member of the renown Kennedy member of the family political dynasty, is known as an anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer.
“I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),” Trump posted. “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.”
“Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!” Trump wrote.
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The department has a budget of about $2 trillion It oversees several federal health programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. HHS, along with its subagencies, are responsible for responding to diseases and public health threats, including COVID-19 and and approves new drugs, including vaccines,