Robert Kennedy Jr. Donald Trump wrote on social networks that he has been nominated for the position of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. He added that his opponent in the presidential race initially ran as an independent candidate, but suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump in exchange for a post in the administration. Robert Kennedy Jr. due to anti-vaccination views and other fake medical news that has spread so far, it is causing great controversy in the United States – Reuters emphasizes.
Kennedy Jr. wanted to run for president, but in August he endorsed Trump in exchange for a job in the administration if the Republican wins. Apparently, he was also willing to cooperate with the Democrats, but they refused.
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Now Donald Trump has announced his appointment in the government on the X platform. “I am pleased to announce the nomination of Robert Kennedy Jr. for the position of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America (HHS),” he said.
“Make America Great and Healthy Again”
“For too long, Americans have been bullied by … the food industry and pharmaceutical companies that engage in fraud, misinformation, and misinformation about public health issues. The safety and health of all Americans is the highest concern of any administration and HHS will play a major role in protecting everyone from the chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and food additives that have contributed to this country's dire health crisis,” said the former and future president.
He said Kennedy would restore these US institutions to the “gold standards in research and transparency” “to end the chronic disease epidemic and make America great and healthy again.”
As Reuters mentioned, the Department of Health and Human Services oversees the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the massive Medicare and Medicaid programs that benefit the poor, people 65 and older, and the disabled.
Anti-vaccination opinions and medical fake news
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., 70, is the son of Robert Kennedy, the former Attorney General of the United States and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy. His family has been involved in American politics for generations.
He was known for his work as a lawyer dealing with environmental issues and for his years of anti-vaccine activism. Despite family ties, almost all members of the Kennedy clan opposed his candidacy and supported Kamala Harris. They spoke critically about his views on health and medicine.
– He sells his name and fame. Spreads conspiracy theories. He creates conflicts and does it only for personal gain. I listened to his words. I know him. I don't understand how anyone thinks he should be president. Her candidacy is a shame for me, said Jack Schlossberg, John Kennedy's grandson, in the spring, when the election campaign was going on.
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As the Reuters agency, which describes the nomination, emphasizes, Kennedy Jr. was criticized for spreading false news and destroying scientific evidence in the field of medicine.
He said, among other things, that “vaccines are linked to autism, he was against state and federal bans during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he was accused of spreading false information about the virus (SARS-CoV-2 – ed.)”. writes
The politician himself claims that he is not anti-vaccine and wants stricter vaccine testing, but he was the head of a non-profit organization for the protection of children's health, which “focuses on the anti-vaccine message”, adds Reuters.
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Kerry Kennedy, attorney and sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also released a statement that said: “I strongly condemn my brother's deplorable and false statements about the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting that COVID-19 was designed to attack. . neither I nor the Robert Kennedy Human Rights Foundation share these views, and we always oppose racism and all forms of discrimination.”
In March, Robert Kennedy Jr. gave an interview in which he expressed doubt as to whether measles vaccines had any effect.
Measles virus is one of the most dangerous viruses for humans and has killed countless people over the centuries regardless of the region of the world.
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